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The river press., 1888-02-08
Our Mails,

A weeks mails came in over the Mani
toba from the west Sunday Why the
mails did not come to us at intervals dur
ing the week, instead of all in bunch,
is something that probably the citizens of
Fort Benton will never find out The
next question that rises uppermost in our
mind is whether we are going to be COM
PEELED to wait another week or ten days
for mail. There never has been and is
not now any good reason why Fort Ben
ton should &c treated in this manner, for
the Montana Central has not been closed
to traffic at any time, and there was moth
ing to prevent an engine, tender and ca
boose from coming over the Manitoba at
any day from the end of the Montana
Central with mail, express and passengers.
We sincerely hope to be rble to state from
this time on that our mails are arriving
regularly.
The river press., 1888-02-08
THE FLOODS sUBsIDE.
The Manitoba Again Open.

The long and anxiously looked for west
bound through train, the movements OF
which have been anxiously watched by
the people of Benton, came in this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, bringing II sacks of mail,
considerable quantity of miscellaneous
freight, several packages of express and a
number of passengers. Departing it took
west ten passengers and two sacks of mail
From some of the parties who came from
the east we learn that the train left Minot
one week ago to-day and was delayed in
several places; arrived at and crossed the
Marias bridge last evening, but was de-
tanned all night at the Teton, the latter
bridge not being completed so as to allow
trains to cross until this morning about
daylight many men being at work upon
the same throughout the entire night
We state with an unlimited amount of
pleasure that from the most reliable in
formation we could gather from through
passengers, that the road is now open from
st. Paul, and that there is no reason why
trains should not run regularly until such
time as Dakota may deem proper to
change the schedule by another COM
manding order from the headquarters of
the department of billiards..
The river press., 1888-02-08
Thies' Successor.

Orders No. 5 from the regimental head
quarters of the Third infantry, dated Fort
Shaw, January 27 1888, reads:
The Honorable Secretary of War having
approved, First Lieutenant VIM. Gerlach
is appointed quartermaster of the reci-
ment, to date the 10th inst, vice Thies.
deceased. By order of Colonel Brooke.
FAYETTE w. Roe,
First Lieut.. and Adjt. of the Regiment.
Lieut. Gerlach is popular officer, and
his appointment as quartermaster will
meet with unanimous approval Herald.
The river press., 1888-02-08
Chinese New Year.

Next Saturday, February 18th, will be
Chinese New Year. This event was not
delayed on account Of any Dakota biz
zard or breakup and wash-out on the
Manitoba, but is caused by the difference
in time between the United States and
China, which alters the date from January
1st to February 18th. From Charley
Ching Ling, who is identified with the
leading Cinnamon of Benton, we learn
that the event will be celebrated here af-
ter the manner and custom of the Chinese
empire. There has already been a com
mittee appointed to take the matter in
hand, which has sent to San Francisco
after the finest and most expensive orna-
mental paper with which to decorate the
room; also large lamp, which on New
Years eve will be suspended from the
wall in the middle of the room occupied
by Lee Gee as restaurant, under and
around which will be spread sumptuous
feast, the Cinnamon taking their proper
places at the table, when the drinking
and talking commences. Each Chinaman
The river press., 1888-02-08
Territorial News.

When Livingston till Taper wants tc
make raise he waits until the night
clerk of the hotel falls asleep; he then un
screws the alarm money drawer and walks
off with it and all it contains. At least
that is the way one did at the Albemarle
hotel.
Mr.. Brereton who, with Miss Zilisch
was so badly frozen near LeWistown, an
account of which was published at the
time, will lose part of each foot. The
young lady was more fortunate. She is
rapidly recovering and will soon be able
to resume her place as teacher in the pub
lie school.
X. Beidler has had prolonged encoun-
ter with sickness at the International ho-
tel in Helena At last accounts X had
the best of it and expected to successful
ly down the grim monster. We rather
suspect that he made a compromise by
agreeing to give up that vote of thanks
given him by the 18th legislative assem-
bly,. -.
News from Bozemanites, wintering in
Los Angeles, is mixed" as to the heaven
ly nature of the climate, or the stability
of town lot values Seal skin wraps, it
seems, are not left in the trunks; and
Babcock reports that it will not be long
before some enterprising Yankee will be
making good living by pulling up the
stakes of abandoned ''town sites," and
selling them over the state for stove wood
.Bozeman Courier.
Messrs. S. S. Hobson and Jas. Shelton
have recently returned to their homes in
the Judith Basin from trip east. Mr..
Hobson tells the Fergus County Argus
that there will be railroad in the Judith
Basin in the course of year or two sure,
as the railroad magnates are fully aware
of the resources Of that great country
the Judith Basin. Mr. Hobson is right
only we think the railroad will get there
sooner than he expects.
The river press., 1888-02-08
Death of w. c. SWEET.

Mr.. W. G. Sweet, one of the best known
and highly respected men in northern
Montana, was suddenly called from earth
at 9:45 a. NJ, February Sd, 1888, at the Ry-
an hotel in st. Paul, whittier he had gone
with an architect to purchase fittings and
furniture for a magnificent new residence
he was building in Helena. He was suf-
fering from cold when be left and was
urged by friends not to undertake the
journey, but he did not think his indispo-
sition serious enough to cause
him to postpone the trip The
cause of his death was pleurisy combined
with pneumonia. He leaves a wife and
two children and hosts of friends all over
Montana to mourn his loss. His estate is
estimated to be worth from S15O,OOO to
100000, and consists Of cash, securities,
cattle and real estate. It is understood
that he made his will the afternoon be-
fore he died, but of course, it's provisions
are not yet public.
The river press., 1888-02-08

tries to out-talk the other, and the one
who succeeds will be made to drink until
he is dead drunk, when he is removed
from the table to be succeeded by others,
and the talking keeps up until the last
man falls The last one on his feet is
considered the boss "jaw wager" and
wears the longest queue. Ching Ling
says Cinnamon don't get drunk often; but
on New Years, which comes but once a
year, he will be like Mellican man; get
drunk and lose his hat before bed time;
next morning will be heap sick and have
to reach out the full length of his arm to
scratch his ear.
The river press., 1888-02-08
Married.

At the residence of the bride, in this
city, at 9 o'clock p. NJ, February 9Th, by
the Hon. J. W. Tattan, judge Of the probate
court, Mr.. 0. w. Jackson, late of Helena,
and Miss Marie Healy, of this city.
The wedding was very quiet, being wit
messed by only few friends of the groom
and the relatives Of the bride and was
quite surprise to many. The happy
event was announced to take place this a.
m. at 10 o'clock, and was originally in
tended to be celebrated in the presence of
few intimate friends, but, owing to the
irregularity of the trains and their desire
to reach Helena as soon after the cere-
mony as possible, they were married last
evening, and left on visit to the groom's
parents by the 10 o'clock train this morn
ing, where they will spend the first week
Of their happy married life.
The groom is one of Fort Benton's en-
terprising business men and the son of
Mr.. G. w. Jackson, of Helena
The bride, Miss Marie Healy, is a ma
tive of Choteau county, is highly accom-
plished and possesses sweet and amiable
disposition.
The RIVER PRESS extends it's heartfelt
congratulations, and sincerely adds the
hope that they may not only in form and
act together climb the hill of life. but
hand in hand descend the other side with
not single jar to ruffle their happiness
or mar the bliss of welded love-
The river press., 1888-02-08
tDaily Except Sunday.

Peerless Dining Cars. on all Trains Pullman
Sleepers on all night trains Palace Parlor Car on
day trains to Chicago. No change of cars to Chi,
cago or st. Louis. For Tickets, Sleeping Car AC-
commodations Local Time Tables and other in
formation, apply to j. H, ROGERS,
Agent, Fort Benton
Or address W. j. G. KENYON,
G. P. A., G, b. & n, r. R.,
st. Paul, Mimi,
The river press., 1888-02-08
Counterfeiters Arrested.

The Fergus County Argus gives an ac-
count of the arrest at Lewistown, in that
county, Of Jesse r. Beckwith, George
Morris and J. j. Weikel for manufacture
ing and passing counterfeit silver dollars.
Their kit of tools was found, and con-
sisted of frying pan, a bar Of Babbit met
al, timers solder and moulds Of plaster
paris. Sheriff Beck and Under Sheriff
Sullivan, after ascertaining that crooked
work was going on were not long in spot
ting their men and arresting them. In
fact, the trio had hardly got to work, as
only about dozen of the dollars had got
into circulation. The Fergus county of
ficers deserve great credit for their quick
and effective work
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-08-07
IMMENSE VALUE OF CDl'TON
SEED TlD THE SOUrH

AT the North clover is the great soil
Regeneration, and the great collector and
distributor of ammonia, the valuable
COW food, and sheep food, and silo plant,
and soiling plant. 1t is the same in Eng
land, and we believe in most countries in
Europe an elsewhere.
The cow pea at the South is more val
liable than clover to Northern an Eng
lish farmers, because Southern farmers
can plant the COW pea in April and pillow
under the pea vine crop in blossom in
July, and then plant the speckel or
whiPpoorwill pea in July and plow it
in while in blossom in October. Clover
planted in March produces but a small
crop In autumn, not enough to be worth
saving for hay. To produce a full crop
1t takes about sixteen months, the clover
being in full blossom and producing seed
IN the second summer after planting the
seed in March or April.
SO IN the South we can produce and
plow IN four crops of pea vines in eigh-
teen months, while in the North only one
crop OF clover can be plowed in in sixteen
months. In the South we can produce
tour crops Of pea hay in two summers,
while in the North they can produce but
one full crop of clover in two summers.
And on the same kind of land the pea
crop is equal in weight and nearly equal
In value to the clover c!op.-N 0. Pea
ultIle
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-08-07
FIRST ELEmENT OEA HOWE.

| never saw garment too fine for
man or maid there was never a chair too
good for cObbler or cooper to set in :;
never house too fine to shelter the
human head These elements about us,
the gorgeous sky, the imperial sun, are
not too good for the human race. Ele-
gance fits man. But do we not value
these tools of housekeeping little more
than they are worth, and sometimes
mortgage home for the mahogany we
would bring into it? had rather eat my
dinner off the head Of barrel, or dress
after the fashion of John the Baptist in
the wilderness, or sit on a block all my
life, than consume all myself before | get
home, and take SO much pains with the
outside that the inside was as hollow as
an empty nut. Beauty is a great thing,
but beauty of garments, house and furni-
ture is a very .awdry ornament compared
with domestic love. All the elegance in
the world will not make home, and
would give more Tor spoonful of hearty
love than for whole shiploads of furniture,
and all the upholsters of the world could
gather together Theodore Parker.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-08-07
FALL CROP OF IRISH POTA.
TOES

Irish potatoes should all be dug and
put in cool, dry place and covered with
road dust, says the New Orleans Pcu-
yUte. A little lime sprnkled over them
will help preserve them.
Take all of the small potatoes and bed
them out like sweet potatoes in the
spring, and do not put any dirt over
them Cover them with forest leaves or
straw, or COW litter to the depth of six
inches or more. The soil should be very
rich underneath. A hot bed, or cold
frame, without cloth or glass, is a good
place for the bed. Wet the litter and
potatoes. aud keep them moist, not too
wet, until they sprout. When they are
we'll sprouted, take them out and plant
them in rich soil, plowed deep and well
prepared. Irish potatoes do well planted
IN drills,seed potatoes fifteen inches apart,
rows three feet apart; but they are more
convlently cultivated in rows three and
half or four feet apart
The great trouble with fall crop of
Irish potatoes planted in July or August
is in getting the sprouts started If once
started and taken up and planted in
moist, rich soil, a crop is pretty certain.
This crop can be put up in banks like
sweet potatoes in the fall, and will keep
all winter. They make better seed for
spring planting than potatoes that ripen
in July.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-08-07
OUR IMMIGRATION ISSUE.

the Six,i-ih Anniversary "f The FLpRIDIAN
will occur in September next aud we prnlnse
celebrating ,hs, event hy issuing a Mammoth
Fl'ra Immigration E iti"n. which will ne dis
tribuie,l from ocean 10 ocean, from the Gulf
norihward, and acruss the migh'y deep into
foreign countries. We want the assistance of
every progressive citizen at Florila in compiling
this IMMIGRATION FLoRIDtAN, and carefully
prep, ,re'l articles an Agriculture, etc /, are re-
SIP cifuly snlicitc.l This il the opportunity IL
all "ihr tor whie-awske farmers fruit grnw rrs
manufacturers. etc, m Florida. io write up " hat
they doing aud place it where the wnrI will
nad II. We want, also, special advertisements
from merchants, real estate dealers, hotels man
utacuriug in iustrics, railroads and other corp,-
rati"ns. and every other business of the State
Displayed advertisements will be inserted al o.
per square. one time, and reaGing notices Of
more than len mes AT 5 cents per line; but no
reading notice will be inserted for less than 81
Get your a'ticiss and advertisements ready
and send them in.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-08-07
l.
. H@N'E VI
The cry Is Lift he tax from rum

The cry Is Lift he tax from rum
And raise the tax cork Life
Speech is silvern, silence is golden,
giggling is brazen, and laughter is often
ronical.-Puck.
In writing letter inclosing a SUBJ
scription to Sttings you may write on
both sides of the paper if you want to-
Iesas Siftings
5. S. Teacher" Jennie, do you
know what miracle is ? Jennie-Yes'm.
Ma says if you don't marry our new par
son it will be miracle"
A man has no more right 10 say an
uncivil thing than to act one no more
right to sag a rude thing to another, than
to knock him down.-Dr. johnson.
As An instance of the more liberal
spirit Of the times, we beg to call the at
tention of our readers to the fact that at
a recent theological banquet deviled crabs
and angel cake were both on the MENU
Burlington Free Press.
=" I'll bet you had soft-boiled eggs for
breakfast this morning." remarked Gus
De Smith to Gilhoolev, who is rather
slovenly. Gilhooley-" That's where you
areSmistaken." "Well, there is egg on
your mustache." "I dare say, We had
eggs for breakfast day before yesterday.
You said | had eggs for breakfast this
morning Do you see how easy it is TO
be deceived by appearances ?''- 7sra,
Settings.
One night, John r. Mclean, editor
of the Cincinnati Enquirer, was seated at
his desk up to his eyes in business, when
bumptious young reporter stroled in
from the city editors room, and, seating
himself familiarly near the editor-in chief,
inquired in an offhand way.
"Well, Mac, how does the news pan
out tonight"
Not in the least disconnected by the
extraordinary conduct of his subordinate
who, by the way, was new conner on the
paper and hardly known to him, Mr.. Me-
Lean responded in an apparently pleasant
| way:
"Don't call me Mac it seems too
stiff; call me Johnnie. ."-Brooklyn Citi-
gen.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-08-07
CeatreVille Items.

Eiitor FIorididn Your correspo a,lent,
"Cnunryman," is surely right as to the great
Importance oi nomnaiug for county offices our
best men, In the selection of these hest
men" | believe that past devotion To The ID mo-
cratic party should constitute OF The first
qualifications. but not The only one Or uln-
~ his abundant good mlIerial. There will he
no excuse for ntnins TOR any county Office a
man incompetent or unworthy. To insure sue
cess We must name men in whom The people
white and colored, have full confidence
From your local column | | :arn that Judge
Gwynn has purch ,>ed very desirable it'll.
farm near Centrevlle. Fine fnrininy ianl nav
be bought in this Immediate vicinity very low
down, and one has only Ia visit some of the
live farmers here To lie Convince of the value of
these lands. Not long ago II gentleman from
Thomas county, Ga, passed through our little
village, and in speaking of the crops he had ob
served on the roa1 slc he remarked, "thls crop
nearest this pl ICE is the best have seen" He
WAS told that it was just 81 every year fpr il be
longci To Marshall Isler. VI ssrs d. Gram
ling and }. B. Conner have also fine crops All
these gentlemen are turning their attention
more and more to intensive farming and with
results entirely satisfactory. While on The sub
ject of farmers | wish TO record prediction and
II is this Mr.. w. r. Roberts will al no distant
day come to the front one of Leon cnunty's
very best farmers. | CIV. warning TO Wills
father, Mr.. /. j. pbers, that he must 10 * well
To his laurels or his will surely come in
ahead. The very earnest thoughtful and thor
ough manner in which This young man engages
in the different operations The farm will cnn-
vince any observer that he will surely get
there" | think The two Doctors in our place
would like TO be farmers, if they could
CENTREvILLE.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-08-07
Now for aBsa nc . sas b =.

The organic appeal to the Republicans
buncombe" is evidently to be disrcgarded.
The majority OF the Senate is deter
mined to go a fishing for votes with strong
appeal To buncombe. Louisiana is hope
lessl y Democratic, and 50 her special in-
dus,ry is to be clipped of half its protec-
ton, in order To offset the Democratic
provision for cheaper clothing aud free
salt, lumber, cotton-Iies, etc, with plea
for cheaper sugar"
The main object of throwing away
*25,000,oO0 in revenue from sugar is of
course to prevent any reduction of the
bountes in which Republican beneficial
ries of the tariff are chiefly interested.
In addition to this, it is proposed to
repeal the internal-revenue tax on
tobacco and on alcohol "used in the
arts" The first would provide for
MIR. Blaine's free chaw " aud the latter
open 50 many doors to fraud in the man
ufacture and sale of spirits that dis
gusted country would be expected to ac-
cept the full Republican programme of
making whiskey free.
This is not very cunning appeal to
buncombe, and it makes kindling wood of
the Republican platform Now let us
see the party unite upon it. There is fun
ahead. -Ne,o York World
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-08-07

sound Advice from the Old Ro,ma
lO the SOuther (OlOreh Mem

sound Advice from the Old Roman
4" the Southern Colored Men.
From the Baltimore SUM-
W hen Mr.. Thurman was waited unon
the other day by deputation of colored
men, he gave them this wise advice. Di-
vide your vote" In that brief sentence
lies the solution of what is called "the
negro problem" SO long as Republican
Senators like Ingalls,, and journals like
the 1rt6ute insist, in the lace of many
iacts to the contrary, that all the colored
voters at the South are Republicans, and
tnat their votes are suppressed which,
II true III some instances, is bv no means
true In general-so long will large mum
bers OF Northern and Western Republi-
cans be deluded by assertions that at
best are only occasionally true. The
fact Is that since the decline Of the Re-
publican party at the South, thousands
OF colored voters take no interest in poll
tics, or at least abstain from voting at
elections, Virginia being, perhaps, the one
exception. Others still vote the Repub
llcan ticket, while some have gone over
to the Democratic party. The last
Louisiana State election was an evidence
OF 1t. The colored voters there were
counted by both Democratic factions
" thousands upon thousands,'' said the
ProgresS, Louisiana paper published by
colored people, voted for the Nichols
ticket, and thus assisted in the overthrow
OF the McEnery faction" 1t was the
same in Mobile, Alabama, and PETERSBURG
Virginia, where quite number of col
ored men not long since voted for Demo-
cratic candidates They are beginning
to be recognized also, and this is brine
ing the colored and white Democratic
voters more closel V together After Gen
eral Beaureguard, who received MANY
colored votes at the last election in Louis
lana, was chosen Commissioner of Public
W orks, he announced that he would give
IS per cent. OF his appointments to his
colored supporters. 1t would be rash to
say from these and other instances that
the color line in politics is broken, but it
may be truthfully said that it is weaken
Ing. 1t is certain that the colored peo-
pie are becoming actuated by more in
dependent spirit. At the last Alaba "A
Republican State Convention William J.
Stevens, colored man, was made tempo
rary chairman. His speech must have
surprised his Republican associates. I'VE
cannot disguise the fact" he said, "that
the meanest and most unmltigated rascals
in the country were the Federal offic
appointed in Alabama under Hayes, Gar
field, and Arthur. The cleo
tion of Mr.. Cleveland was a blessing in
disguise to US. We are free men in this
Convention, and we will act as may seem
best in our judgment, with none to mo-
lest or make us afraid" This, from
pronounced Republican, sounds like
declaration of independence, and GER
tainly looks as if before long the colored
people will act on the advice of Mr.. Thur
man and " divide their vote"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-08-07

Mamma" said six-ycar-old Fred, 81
can't love God and you both, SO I'll
choose you"
"Why, my child what do you mean
bv saying you cannot love both ?"
"Cause that's what the Sabbath school
lesson says; | must love God with all
my heart, and there isn't but one all to
it, so if love him with all, there won't
be one bit left for you"
Mamma laughed, and only asked Fred
to come with her Going to the cellar,
she quickly asked him to help her fill
large pan with potatoes.
"There," said he, piing Oh the last big
fellow, "its full"
Full, yet there's room," answered
mother, as she next took bag of beans
and commenced to shake them into the
big crevices between the potatoes. She
poured and shook until quart or more
had disappeared, and the pan was specked
with white.
"Nei her is it full yet" she said; and
taking up shovefu of sand, she scat
tered that over the pan, and it too, disap-
peared, and another after it.
Not full yet,' she said again, as she
took up a cup and began pouring water
on the pan and she poured and poured
until several quarts were gone.
"Now you see how a thing can be
full and yet hold more-of something
else So your heart may be full of the
love of God, and plenty of room left for
me, and papa, and sister, and play and
books