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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-11-19
Where Counterfeits are Detected.

In the counting and handling of pa
per currency, the treasury women have
almost superseded men. They count
better and faster, and in the detection Of
counterfeits are unequaled. Notes
which circulate freely through every
bank in the country are readily detect
ed the instant they come into the hands
Of the women operators in the treasury.
1t will be noticed by anybody who ever
gave any attention to the subject that
the warnings to look out for counterfeits
invariably comes from the treasury de-
partment. This means that the coun-
terfeit has circulated with impunity
until it reaches the fingers of the women
experts in the treasury then it is in
stantly detected.
AS an example: A counterfeit of the
last issue Of $5 bills was known to be
floating about some time ago the treas
ury sent out the alarm, but the officials,
judging from experience, knew that it
would probably not be detected until
one reached the treasury in a package Of
money from one Of the banks. At last
it came in bundle from a big New
York bank. The young woman count
ing the bills in the treasury picked it
out instantly. The note was traced and
found to have passed through half the
banks in New York without suspicion,
to be spotted at the first glance by this
young woman, who, it is said, has never
yet passed a counterfeit. Not one single
cent has ever been stolen by women
since their employ in the treasury.
When the work was done solely by men,
discharges for small thefts were fire.
Quent
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-11-19
What to Do Now.

From politics let us turn and consider
a lew other things, very different, very
much more commonplace, but full Of
interest which, as it is never very in
tense, is better calculated to give us that
daily amount of happiness SO necessary
to our general good humor and prosper
ity.
Let us all hope that we will have new
era Of health, happiness and satisfaction.
Let US hope that both the rich and the
poor will grow richer, that knowledge
and virtue will increase, the iceerop be
abundant, coal cheap, sleighing good,
and Christmas bountiful; and when the
spring opens again in March that it
will usher in a season that will give us
bigger harvests and better prices, larger
population, more base ball clubs, and
lower trotting records than have ever
been known before.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-11-19
Jay Gould Explains.

At first Mr. Gould's sudden change of
front was hardly understood, but many
thought that he had become thoroughly
frightened at the vicious attitude Of the
mob that made the previous night hide
Gus around the Windsor and Fifth Ave-
nue. hotels and Hoffman house. Some
doubted the genuinenss Of the dispatch,
but to Journal reporter he said:
"Yes, / sent the dispatch, and meant
it. A good deal Of talk has been made
over the dinner given to Mr.. Blaine.
Why, say now 60 in and give Mr..
Cleveland as good dinnern'
Mr.. Gould declined to speak further,
but visit to Mr.. Washington E. Con-
ner was quite successful. He said !:
"When Mr.. Gould saw the papers this
morning, he made up his mind that the
associated press dispatches were bam-
boozling the people. He, of course, lost
confidence in them, and sincerely be-
lieving Mr.. Cleveland to be elected, he
sent him the dispatch you refer to-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-11-19
Danger of PRAIRIE Fires.

The following from the Calgary Her
aid is quite as applicable to Montana as
the Northwest: Now is the time to be
on the look out for the dangers immi-
nent to the stockman and farmer in
allowing prairie fires to run. There is
something fascinating to some immi-
grants in witnessing prairie fire when
they are free from danger and not liable
to incur any loss, and there are many
mischievous spirits who delight to see
the frey monster crawling up the noun
tain sides. Those who love to witness
such scenes have nothing to lose, and
are needless Of the serious consequences
to man and beast. Through the care
lessness of travellers much valuable TIM
Der has been destroyed in the past. Let
the Intelligent modern traveller take a
lesson from the once famous, but now
almost defunct, class of humanity, the
"bullwhackers.n When the camping
ground was reached. every precaution
was taken that the fire should not get
away. On windy days hole was dug
in the ground, in which the fire was
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-11-19
Silenced by Science.

James, you wretch! How did that
hair get on your coat? It's q red one,
too! Tell me, now ~
"Soothe yourself, my love, soothe
yourself. / suppose it got on in the
street car caught on as leaned back,
you know
.But how did it get on the breast of
your coat? ? Oh, dear! 1t couldn't go
in front from the back of the seat
"Pshaw! That comes from not hav-
ing any scientific information. Don't
you know tl.;lt hairs move automatically
on any fuzzy surface? Capillary attrac-
tion, my fdsar, capillary attraction -
Mail and Express.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-11-19
All Sorts

Belve, whatever you do. don't lose
your grip. Don't cry over the split
milk of political campaign, but brace
up, hook up your corset another hole,
set your teeth firmly, and 60 in to win,
and the Sun will stand by you till the
last, conscious that if you live long
enough you will be ruler over a nation
or know the reason why.-Peck' Sun.
There was fusion of three Johns
against Blaine.
First, the Demiiohns (democrats).
Second, the Saintohns Republican
cranks).
Third, the Deviljohns (the mug
Wumps).
It was union of the world, the flesh,
and the devil to defeat the ablest and
best man for the presidency in the
United States.
Missouri has given Cleveland 10000
plurality. 1--WE cannot elect this man,
said an excited Missouri democrat,
speaking of candidate who was seek
ing nomination for governor. 1--WE
can't elect hm!'' exclaimed another in
contempt. "Why can't we! Why, sir,
we can elect a yaller dog on the demo-
cratic ticket in this state.o And he was
right.
A distinguished Boston clergyman
desiring to inform his mother of an
interesting domestic event, sent her
postal card containing the following
directions:
s.From sweet Isaiah sacred song, ninth
chapter and verse six,
First thirteen words please take and
then the following affix:
From Genesis, the thirty fifth, verse
seventeen, no more,
Then add verse thirty-six of Kings,
book second, chapter four;
The two last verses, chapter first, first
book of Samuel,
And you will learn, what on that day,
your loving son befell."
A proud man was walking along
when he met an object with a naughty
air.
tWho are you?n said the object,
II, - was the disdainful reply. "am
Joseph Mulhatton I am the champion
liar of the country
Indeed - sneered the object, "have
you never heard of me -
.And who are you? was the reply.
II. said the object, ''am New York
election return, and want you to under
stand that you are presumptuous. |
wear the belt myself
And the proud man went off very
abject and humble.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-11-19
Little Rockies.

J. A. McNaught is now at T.. g. Pow
er g Bros Warm Spring post, in the
Little Rockies. A letter recently re-
ceived from him states that three men
on Rock creek took out $50 on the 10th
inst, and that two men in the guIch are
taking out two ounces of gold per day
with rockers. This statement is relia-
BILE, and does not tally with the lying re-
ports which have been sent broadcast
over the territory, stating that the Little
Rockies are frand.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-11-19

From a gentleman who has just ar
rived from Fort Macleod we learn that
work on the Medicine Hat and Fort
Macleod (narroW-gauge) railway is pro-
crossing rapidly. Tt is hoped, if good
weather continues, to complete the road
to the coal banks this season. It will
probably be continued to Fort Macleod
during next summer. This road will be
of immense advantage to the country
through which it will run, and it will
open up some of the finest country in
the northwest. It is to be hoped that
this road will be a starter for the Fort
Benton branch of the Canadian Pacific
railway
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-11-19
Township Officers.

The vote for township officers stands
as follows:
Justice of the Patterson, D.,
236; Bywaters, D., 361; Powers, r., 2sS.
Constable Houston, r., 306; Finne-
gan, D., 204.
Road upervisor-Bourassa, D., 266;
Valley, Ind, IA.
This elects Powers, r., and ByWaters,
D., justices of the peace; Houston, r.,
constable; Bourassa, D., road super
visor.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-11-19
Marriage OF General Harvey.

ST. Louis. November IL. Major Gen
eral w. S. Harney was married this
evening at the cathedral to his former
|housekeeper, Mary st. Cyr. The groom
is 81 and the bride Al years Of age. Har-
ney is the oldest general on the retired
list, and his marriage is creating good
deal Of comment. He is very wealthy.
The pair left for New Orleans.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-11-19
The NJ ew Town.

"A run up to the new town tllh week
found every one very busy bliilding,
and things generally fairly lively One
street Is now pretty well defined by the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-11-19
"a NAARp1 , 20 s'''-
John j. Healy.

A letter received from Mr.. John J.
Healy states that he will not be home
before Christmas. Mr. Healy is now
superintendent of the Alberta mine at a
salary of $4,000 year. It is also learn
ed that the English company have
agreed to furnish 1000 for the practi-
cal development of the mine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-11-19
Letter List.

The following is a list of letters re-
naming in the Fort Benton post office
for the week ending November Is, 1884:
Benton + M Mckenzie Kenneth
Bovee Edmund McDermott Mrs
Clark r w Mason T. H
Davis Miss Cora Mitchell Geo
Degan Thos 2 Norman Nelson
Fogelsonger VIII 3 Peterman Jacob 2
Glenn Jno Price Mat
Hastie E ID Ransbury Geo 8
Hamblin p B Robb J G
Hopkins ] p Smith MrsNannieC
Lane Miss Flora Taylor James Z
Martin Cleophas Williams
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please say Advertised
M. "a. FLANAGAN, p. NJ
Fine Job Printing speciality at the
RIVER PRESS office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-11-19

Fine Job Printing speciality at the
RIVER PRESS office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-11-19

The Medicine Hat and Fort Macleod Rail
road.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-05
WIT AND WISDOM.

Occasional praise is wholesome as
well as agreeable.
Black eyes denote passion. 1t is
generally safe to say that the man with
black eye has angered some one
Philadelphia Chronicle Herald.
"A young man makes a good be-
ginning when he offers a young lady
his arm. Some day he may have the
courage to go the whole hog, and offer
himself. "A. o. Picayune.
No man or woman of the humblest
sort can really be strong, gentle, pure
and good, without the world being bet
ter for it, without somebody being
helped and comforted by the very eX-
istence of that goodness. - Phillips
Brooks.
"A young lady received the following
note, accompanied by bouquet of
flowers: "Dear -: 81 send you by
the boy booklet of ilours. This IL like
my luv for Il. The mite shade menes
Kepe dark. Rosis red and posts pail,
my luv for shall never fale. "-Detr0H
Post.
Mrs Mackay's latest Worth dress
is described as poem From the
description we infer that it resembles a
poem that is inserted in the editors
waste basket. 1t is not red. This is
a verse-straight joke, but the tempta-
ton to writ waist basque it was neces-
sary to overcome NorrtSt0aOn Herald,
The Greatest Beauty
deem the greatest beauty
OF womankind to be
In soothing troubled, weary ones;
An angel then is she.
Her love 80 pure, so true, so kind
In all its beauty rare
That Heaven and earth both look with joy
On beauty that's so fair
1t has been said that little knowl-
edge is dangerous thing. Now Blank
had picked up little French, but he
thought he knew er ough to use French
words. The other day he used the word
cuisine Cook in funny way. Some
friends were joking him about walking
on the avenue with a showy-looking
young lady when he answered: "Haw,
haw, dear boy, that was only ma
cuiSine" He meant his cousin.-Er-
change.
Two ladies moving in the highest
circles of Washington society, during q
friendly meeting on the street, got to
| quarrelng about their age, and used
very strong language toward each 9TH
er. At last, rs if TO end the dispute,
one of them turned away and said in II
very concliatory tone OF voice: LET
us not quarrel any more, !, at least,
have not the heart to do it. never
knew who my mother was; she desert
ell me when a baby, and who knows but
that you may have been the heartless
parent"-1eraS SUtingS.
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arm to Miss Fairfax, and she, with her
sweetest smile, had accepted 1t, leaving
Hermann to escort his mother, and
Grace and Thekla to come after them
alone.
"Smitten with me, Theklar' whis-
pered Grace, with short laugh, as they
entered the ballroom.
Grace did not have pleasant even
ing. She was angry, vexed and jealous
for her brother. and, refusing almost
every dance except one or two with
Hermann Berghaus, remained volun-
tary wall-fower, and looked with iaun-
diced eyes on the proceedings of Philips
fdncee
Whatever the effort might cost the
bleeding heart of Miss Fairfax, it is
very certain that she made a gallant at
tempt to appear to enjoy the ball, and
it was. like most praiseworthy attempts,
rewarded with fair modicum of sue
cess. While Grace sat glooming at one
side, while Thekla Berghaus danced
for what could Philip Massey's depart
ure to China. or anywhere else, be to
herP--but danced mechanically, and had
nothing but sharp things to say to her
partners! Angela also danced every
dance, and fascinated all who spoke to
her by her pensive smile and engaging
manners and beaur yeur.
Mr.. Fordyce, in particular, dev oted
himself to her, and Angela was very
kind to him, and helped out his awk-
ward attempts at gallantry and compli"
ments with the tact and delicacy with
which only women ever fully acquire,
What she thought, felt or hoped or
this occasion it is beyond the power OF
her biographcr to say. All the latter
can do is to report what the young lady
did, said and looked like. During the
ball she danced much, said very little,
and looked very beautiful When the
ball was over it was on the arm of Mr..
FOrdyce that she supported herself as
she and Grace went to their carriage,
Grace going before with Hermann Der.
ghaus; and as the young ladies drove
home not a syllable was exchanged be-
tween them.
! 1t appeared that some understanding
had been arrived at by Grace and
Thekla; for, despite fatigue and late
hours, they met the following morning
and journeyed together to Foulhaven
the seaside town in Yorkshire in th,
neighborhood of which was Grace.
house, there to stay for the remainde
of the college vacation.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-05
FACTS AND FIGURES.

During the present century 1907
100000 copies of the Bible have been
printed in 226 different languages.
MIR. Madden, of Pike County,
Ca, owns the largest grapevine in tho
United States, which is eighteen years
old, quarter of a mile long, and thir-
ty-four inches in circumference at its
base, and bears five wagon-loads OF
fruit. -Ndtiondt Republican.
Liverpool Is the greatest shipping
port of the world, its annual tonnage
being 2,647,37 tons. London is the
next port, with 2,330,6SS tons. Glas-
gov ranks third, with tonnage of
1,432. 354. New York comes fourth on
the list of shipping ports OF the world,
with tonnage of |, 153,676.
The number of thoroughbred horses
born yearly in England continually
increases In 1875 the aristocratic foals
amounted to 1920, next year 1,628
adorned various English breeding pad
docks, and exercised their owners
hopes and fears. Last year the number
had risen to 1876, and the year before
that (lSS2) there were 1896.
The business of organ-grinding has
been so reduced to a science that every
town and every block in town is "spot-
ted and known to every grinder
whether it will pay or not. A block,
however, which does not pay two cents
is a rarity, and as the grinder can play
on 200 blocks day his 81 day is far
more than many man gets who works
for living--M Y. Tribune.
The knot, or nautical mile, is va
riously reckoned at from 6,076 feet to
6,120 feet The British Admiralty
standard is the length of one minute of
! longitude at the equator, or 6,0S6 feet
1.l027 statute inch, or 1855 metres;
| the mean length of one minute of lati-
tude, sometimes reckoned as a knot, is
6,076 feet, l.151 statute mile, or 1852
meters. A marine lcag.e is three OF
| these sea miles.
The cost of maintaining the Brook
lvn Bridge is about $3.50, 900 a year, and
the interest on the bonds nearly 81, OO0,-
000 yearly. Reckoning last years
earnings at 1921. $40 it will be seen that
the concern is running more than $780,
600 behind annually. To pay its way
it must increase its daily earnings to
about 81, 800, and to do this the cars
must carry some $4,000 more passen-
gers every day than they now do.-N.
!. Sun.
The emigration statistics for Ire
land have been issued. They show that
108, 916 left Irish ports In 1888, an in
crease of 1880 as compared with 1882
the mum Der of males being 55,393, OF
S,147 more than in the previous year
and of females 53,523 an increase OF
IL, 203. The emigration in 1888 ha:
only been exceeded twice since 1854
namely: in 1868 and 1864. AS to theil
destination the report says; OF the 1OS,
724 natives of Ireland who emigrated il
1888. 98,623 went to the colonies or tC
foreign countries, and 10,101 to Grea
Britain. The United States absorbed
1878. Emigration to Canada show
very large increase in 1888, as com
pared with 1882, the number being IL.
90 in 1888, and 1868 in 1882.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-05
ANTIPODES.


There is darkness in our hemisphere:
IlVn. with innnity, and the clear
hnevoIvlng planets hung on high
Amid an opalescent sky.
Upon the quiet earth see
Moonlights that quiver spectrally,
AND black wood soltudes that loom
Like monster shadows i'm the gloom.
All this is night for us who stand
Within sun-forsakcn land,
when sleep. the balm of living, bowers
Hearts that have walked through long day
hours.
Yet while muse my thoughts are borne
Town golden pathways of the morn
To ancient continents overseas
Peopled with our antipodes;
And In my fancy behold
Bright shores of empires centuries old,
And heights which lift their coronal snow
Above green meadow-ields below.
j see majestic cities, where
summer and sunlight fill the air:
gaze on antique domcs and spires
That sparkle with prlsmatc fires;
watch the stir of human feet
IN open country-way and street:
feel the throb OF soul aud mind
In Orient races OF mankind.
There life is living; here it sleeps
Like dusk upon our ocean deeps:
There life is burning at its noon,
And here 1t dreams beneath the moon.
George Edgar Montgomery,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-05
CHAPTER XII.
MABELLE's TRANSLATION.

The heat of August faded into the
milder warmth of September, and the
vacations were over; work and the
autumn sessions at school and college
began again. Grace Massey and
Thekla Berghaus returned from Foul
haven, the one to her home, the other
to her lodgings and her studies, faster
friends than ever; while Mabelle and
her sister had to begin their work
again, the one her lessons, the other
her teaching. The only difference
seemed to be that Philip was away, and
that his letters came like angels visits,
few and far between; often delayed,
very irregular, owing to the outland-
ishness of the place to which he had
gone, and the precariousness of his
means of communication with the out
side world. 1t was naturally to An
gela that he wrote most often and most
freeley, and Angela had a way of re-
ceiving these epistles with u calm PEN
sive indifference, and of smiling gently
at their glowing language, and, per-
haps, not mentioning that she had
heard from him, but letting the fact
come out casually in the course of con-
versation, which habit drove Grace
Massey, to use her own expression,
"nearly wild" In vain Thekla tried
to pour balm on the wounded spirit,
by suggesting that Angela could not
know by instinct how intensely dear
Philip was to his sister, nor how the
| latter felt the separation, and longed
for news of him--that such knowledge
must come with time, and no doubt
would so come.
'Never, tell you!" was the uncom-
promising reply. "She does not know
! how love him; and she knows how
she hates me, and / feel that every
time she torments me by Withholding
news of Philip, or doing it out as if she
grudged it, or cared nothing about it,
she knows she is tormenting me and de-
lights in it,.
Il don't think you have any right to
say such things" replied Thekla,
land at least it is quite evident that
she considers herself engaged to your
brother, for she answers his letters un-
failingly; it must be so, or you would
hear of it from him."
"Do you suppose she would ever let
him go unless a richer man came for
ward? Let that happen, and we shall
Sect said Grace, bitterly.
''Fie, Grace did not think you had
it in you to imagine such wickedness,
much less openly to speak it,"
EVIL communications corrupt good
manners. l tell you ! am right" said
Grace, doggedly. IAN can say is, J
wish it were over, in one way or an'
other, and that Philip belonged to ma
once again, or to some woman worthy
of him."
Thekla made no answer to this, but
TRANQUILITY pursued her work, and
Graces heart sank, for she had latel.
begun to notice certain signs and tokens
about Thekla, and to say to herself,
"Of course she can not wait forevet.
and if but nothing shall ever maxi
me quarrel with her. and it is that
woman fault, not hers"
TO BE CONTINUED.
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fro BE CONTINUED. !

"A "victim'' declares that when a
man is sitting still, steadfastly gazing
at moth ny, his wife has not word to
say 10 him; but as soon rs he picks III
newspaper or book to read she
takes lon e breath and almost browns
him with an avalanche of questions. -
N Y. Graphic.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-05
CHAPTER XI.

Angela had said, in reference to the
ball; IL will find chaperon;" and she
had easily succeeded in doing so. A
note. written in haste to Mrs. Berg
haus, and sent by the servant of the
lodging house, despite much grum-
bling on the part of both her mistress
and of the girl herself, produced a