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Image 2 of The Benton record (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]), May 24, 1878

YFrat mrnixn 1a rd W H BUCK Editor and Proprietor J JM EALY Local Editor and Business Manager The European warghost is vanishing into thin air The Missoulian has entered ut on its sixth volume The Mis soulian is one of our most valued exchanges and we consider it one of the best cotinty papers in the Territory Ouir advices from the North in dicate a row between the Sioux and Nez Perces on one side and the Blood family on the other After they have quarreled among them selves for awhile they will prob ably shake hands and agree to fight it out with the whites The reported surrender of a few Indians to General Miles command is considered a sure indication that all the Sioux intend to lay down their arms and again submit themselves to the tender mercies of the Indian agents but the Bozeman Times probably comes nearer the truth in stating that the penitent Indians are out of grub and ammunition Samples of wool from the Ed wards Bros flocks taken to Boston by Genl L S Willson of this place and submitted to wool men for classification were pronounced not Montana wool and on

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Image 2 of The river press (Fort Benton, Mont.), November 10, 1880

THE AMERICAN NEWSPAPERI A Lecture on its Use and MisuseIts Ex istence as an Educating Factor Defined The American newspaper is the best in dex of American life and the fairest represen tative of the people Whoever would form a correct estimate of the spirit genuis and life of Americans must study the newspapers Our virtues our vices our thoughts and opinions our politics our trade our push and pride our weakness strength creeds customs and civilization all are imagined in our periodical publications The American newspaper has no rival on earth in the volume and variety of its issues More than 10000 papers appear each week from our newspaper press More than 1000000000 copies are circulated annually They cover the whole field of human thought and interests Every department of business manufacture and trade has its advertiser Schools scientific moral educational religious political and charitable societies and organizations publish newspapers devoted to their interests and filled with their ideas But stating the num ber of newspapers does not tell the whole story One must note well THE GREAT ARMY OF WRITERS who help to fill their columns the editors assistants reporters correspondents critics and contributors of all kinds which

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Image 2 of The river press (Fort Benton, Mont.), January 5, 1881

MUTANTER Cool and palmshaded from the torrid heat The young brown tenor puts his singing by And sets the twin pipe to his lips to try Some air of bulrushglooms where lovers meet 0 swart musician time and fame are fleet Brief all delight and youths feet fain to fly Pipe on in peace Tomorrow must we die What matter in our life today be sweet Soon soon the silver paper reeds that sigh Along the Sacred River will repeat The echo of the darksoled bearers feet Who carry you with wailing where must lie Your swathed and withere body by and by In perfumed darknesswith the grains of wheat THE NEWSPAPER The Editors Sanctum Fits t After the Church Says The Rev Robt Uollyer The steam engine does no days work so marvelous in its whole result as that which is done by the steam printing press the wire flashes no such weight of interest the railroad carries no such freight as the last edition while the artist has no such opening as this that transfers work at once to the block and then sends the picture flying into the hearts and brains of a million men As the

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