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The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-01
p opIe's Exchange
STORAGE-Ground floor, sixteenth
and Main. Vern Smith.

TOR SALE OR TRADE = A good
new 8-inoh well boring machine and
complete outfit for making water
wells. Have made two wells day
with machine like it. Must quit
work on account of age. S. B.
Huddleston, Dublin. 14-tf
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-01

The Sketch club meets this even
ing at the Morrisson-Reeves library
to view the February exhibit of
bookplates. The friends of the club
are invited also.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-01

Mrs. Edward Fletcher, of Greeley,
Colo, and Mrs. John G. Sutton. Of
Warson, Ind, are with their mother,
Mrs. Mary Baxter, Of south eigh-
teenth street.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-01

Miss Florence Reeves returned
Saturday from brief visit with
relatives in Cincinnati.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-01

Mrs. Eugene Hatch, of Detroit, is
guest of her brother, Mr.. John F.
Robbins.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Lamb re-
turned to New York yesterday after
a short visit with Mr.. Lambs father,
|. n. Lamb and family, of West
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-01

Stated meeting Of Richmond lodge
of Masons tonight.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-01

Mrs. S. II. Jones and daughter,
Miss Bessie, of north ninth street,
spent yesterday with relatives in
Economy.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-01

Mrs. Alice F. Langdon, of Cincin-
natl, is visiting her brother, Mr..
Jesse Fletcher.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-01

The Saturday Cinch club enjoyed
a very pleasant meeting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles d. SIifer,
211 north thirteenth street, Satur-
day evening. Cinch was played dur
ing the evening, and a light supper
served.
A number Of the members will be
out OF the city during the next two
weeks, and another meeting will not
be held until Saturday evening, Feb
ruray 20, after which the meetings
VIII occur regularly each two weeks.
A bob-sled party of fifteen friends
associated in the Christian church
work drove to the country home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Harris, two miles
north of the city, Saturday evening.
There a supper was served and a
few hours spent most enioyably. The
happy party returned home at a late
hour.
The river press., 1904-10-12
Chouteau County Republican Ticket.
GOVERNMENT FINANCES.

Besides showing a surplus of about
86, 600, 900 for the month of Septem ber,
the United States treasury also showed
a reduction OF the public debt of over
100000. This is the normal and by
no means unusual report which we get
from republican dminstration. 1t
is a similar report to which we have
been having our attention called for
the last eight years since Grover
Cleveland gave way to William Nc
Kinley on the 4th day of March, 1897.
For the preceding four years, during
time OF peace, we had been going
backward year after year. The demo
cratic administration under Grove,
Cleveland was obliged to sell bonds
to the amount Of $262, 900, 900, which
amount with accrued interest, part o.
which we are still paying, was added
to our national debt. We had no sur.
plus those years under democracy and
free trade, nothing but deficit year
after year, nothing but an addition tC
our national debt, nothing but an in.
crease OF bankruptcy, poverty and
misery in our commercial life. The
contrast is indeed marked between the
rule of repubicanism and the rule o
democracy. We are now about tC
choose once more whether the finances
of the government shall be entrusted
again to bond selling, deficit pro
ducing democracy, or debt reducing
prosperity enhancing band of republi
can executives and Legislators.
The river press., 1904-10-12
Brief and Pertinent.

Great Falls Leader: So many key.
notes have been sounded by the demo-
cratic leaders that it sounds like a
Chinese orchestra so far.
Inter- -Mountain: Mr.. Debs has been
talking steadily about his devotion to
labor during the past ten years, and
thereby has been enabled to avoid do
ing any.
Helena Record: Now that the wife
of the author Of "What and Where Is
Hell' has begun an action for divorce,
it may be presumed she feels cCmpe.
tent to answer the query.
Baltimore Americana: The Chicago
bridegroom who at the altar said
"No.' and then fed will probably
find variation in his case of the old
prOverb, that she who courts and
runs away will go to court some other
day.
The river press., 1904-10-12
Bank Robbers Are Busy.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Oct. S.-A
robber walked into the Savings bank
at Treynor, a small town Is miles east
Of here and at the point of revolver
compelled the assistant cashier, Miss
Francis Flood, to take 81, 500 from the
cash drawer and put the money in his
bag. Then the robber drove the
young woman, who was alone in the
bank, into the big vault and locked
her in. Customers coming into the
bank half an hour later heard the
girls screams for help and released
her. She told Of the holdup and an
armed posse was started after the
robber.
FOWLER, Ind, Oct. S.--Robbers
dynamited the bank at Freel and to.
day, and it is reported that they Sc.
cured $4,000. The safe was blown
open and looted and the entire side o1
the bank building was blown out. The
noise aroused the people Of the town
who hurriedly gathered at the wrecked
building, but the robbers had fled.
The river press., 1904-10-12
\ breeding Experiment.

CHICAGO, Oct. Sat- a conference
held in Chicago today between a rep.
resentative Of the department of agri.
culture, c. w. Carlyle, professor OF
agriculture and animal industry in the
Colorado agricultural and experiment
station, and Eugene Grubbs, of the
Colorado state board of agriculture,
plans were formulated for conducting
experiments in breeding American
carriage horses, with the trotting horse
as a found alton. The experiments are
to be conducted at Fort Collins, COL,
under government supervision and
with the aid of federal money, the sun
Of S25, 900 having been appropriated
for this purpose by the last congress
The river press., 1904-10-12
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.

The repu blican nominees for presi.
Dental electors are well-known and
representative citizens of Montana,
and men who have been prominently
identified with the republican party ia
this state. Their election on Novem.
Der s will commission them TO cast the
three electoral votes of Montana for
Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
PAUL MCCORMICK.
Paul Mccormick, merchant, stock.
man and banker, was born in Steu ben
county, New York, June 14th. 1845.
AT the age of twenty.one he came west
to Montana, and engaged in farming
near Bozeman. In 1875 he moved to
Fort Pcase, where he engaged in trad
ing, and at the In>i ont ntbreak year
later, accompanied the Montanatroops
under Gen. Gibbon. In the fall Of
1876 he settled at keogh. continuing
his business there t1ntil 1879, and then
The river press., 1904-10-12
Pointed Paragraphs.

Some men work overtime trying to
dodge hard work.
After a man runs into debt he either
walks out or stays in.
A distant relation is one who is rich
and doesn't recognize you.
The wise man who has anything to
say to a mule says it to his face.
It's a smart baby that understands
the baby talk its mother indulges in.
There may be people smarter than
you are, but, of course, they dodge
you.
Quarrels of women seldom last very
long. They understand the art OF
making up.
Preachers who marry for money are
the only ones who get as much as the,
expected.
When some men drop nickel il
the contribution plate they figure or
getting a through ticket to glory il
exchange.
The river press., 1904-10-12
Filipino Exhibit At Portland.

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. o. Seven
acres OF ground have been set apart
from the government reservation on
the island in Guilds lake, at the Lew
is 4 Clark Centennial exposition
grounds, for four Filipino villages,
which will be peopled by 300 natives
brought here direct from the distant
province. Governor Hunt and other
persons who are interested in insular
fairs will obtain the consent of the
government to bring the colony here
next May.
The river press., 1904-10-12

Gulch, and for the following twenty
years was engaged in mining in old
Alder, then entered the private bank
of Henry Elling as a clerk, in 1899.
After Mr.. Elling changed his private
bank to a State bank Mr.. Duncan be-
came a stockholder in the new bank,
and its cashier, which position he
still holds. MIR. Duncan cast his first
vote for w. H. Claggett, for delegate
in congress, and has voted the repub-
lican ticket ever since.
ARTHUR ". MERRlFIELD.
Arthur w. Merritield, one Of the
nominees on the republican ticket for
presidential elector, is of English par.
entage. He was born in Canada, July
22nd, 1855, and moved to North Da
kota in 1881. In 1882 he took up a
ranch in partnership with S. NJ. Fer
ris and engaged in the stock business.
The river press., 1904-10-12

removed to Junction City, where he
carried on a successful general mer-
chandise business fJr twelve years.
Going to Billings in 1891, he engaged
there in stock raising and merch an
dising, and in 1901 became president Of
the Custer Cattte company, the largest
in that vicinity, and vice-presidento OF the
Donovan, Mccormick Co, conducting
one of the largest merchandise stores
in eastern Montana. In 1892 he was a
delegate to the national republican
convention at Minneapolis, and in 1900
was candidate for presidential cleo
tor of Montana.
THOMAS DUNCAN.
Thomas Duncan, one OF the republ
can candidates for presidential cleo
tor, was born near Edin burgh, Scot
land, February %, 1851, and was
brought by his parents to Maryland
when two years old. His folks emf.
grated to Kansas in 1858, and left
Leavenworth, Kansas, on the 2lst o1
April, 1864, arriving at Virginia City
on the 2lst of July Of the same year
| Mr.. Duncan beinr then l3 years old
He immedi lately went 70 work in Alder
The river press., 1904-10-12
4 GREAT AUTOMOBILE RACE.
Three Hundred Mile Contest Won BY
american Driver

NEW York, Oct. S.-Four wheeled
vehicles OF all sorts Of incongruous
shapes, rushing along the read at
speed Of from SO tu 80 miles an hour,
the road resounding with the ''honk-
honk' Of horns, the changing of bells
and the shouts Of guards, signal flags
waving and tlu:tering aud an occa-
sional cheer from thousands Of
throats, stirred the a.mos pr are ia
Mineo.a, Hem p5t@att, Garden City and
other Long l~lanu suburbs Of G reater
New York Cit; today during the 300
mile automobile race for the w. K.
Vanderbilt. Jr., cup. One man was
killed, one man is in The hospital,
many lives were placed in jeopardy
during the seven or eight hours of the
day.
The story of the race itself is one of
| intense excitement and nerve-teusiOn.
After running for seven hours, some
times at speed of 80 to 80 miles,
faster than many express trains,
George Heath, Gn American, driving
80 horse power vehicle of foreign
make, of France, finished first in the
long run of 300 miles, with Albert
Clement, representing the same club,
and driving an 80 horse power ma
chine, also of foreign make, one min
ute and % seconds behind the first.
AS they flashed by the judges, the
crowds in the stands rose in a body
and cheered, relieving the tension Of
nerves that held the crowd for so m any
| hours
The river press., 1904-10-12

Col. Rice served one term as repre-
sentative from Choutcau county in the
eighth Legislative assembly, and made
an excellent record. He has been a
resident taxpayer Of Chouteau county
for the past twenty-five years, and has
been extensively engaged in the live.
stock industry. He is known through.
out northern Montana as one of the
solid business men of this part of the
state, and is esteemed as a man whose
reputation for integrity Is withou,
blemish.
The river press., 1904-10-12
Six SuffOcated In Tunnel.

Port HURON, Mich, Oct. 9.-Six
employees OF the Grand Trunk rail-
way were sutfocated to death by coal
gas today in the St. Clair tunnel,
which runs under the St. Clair river
from Port Huron to Sanaria, Ont. A
coal train broke in two while passing
through the tunnel. The engineer
pulled out with his engine but returned
and lost his life in an endeavor to
push the stalled cars back to safety
Supt. a. S. Begg and another man
perished in attempts to 60 to the re :.
cue of the others.
The river press., 1904-10-12
FOR STATE TREASURER.

James H. Rice, the republican nom
inee for treasurer, was born in west
ern New York. He received his edu
cation in the public schools and a.
the University Of Syracuse. He ser
we'd in the Union army from 1861 tc
the close of the war. In 1865 he went
to Missouri, remaining until 1880
when he came to Montana, and has
been a resident of this state ever
since that period. He has always
been a stauncI1 repu blican, having an
unbroken record from Lincoln &c
Mckinley.
The river press., 1904-10-12
Montana Diocese Admitted.

BOSTON, Mass, Oct. 9.-The diocese
Episcopal conyention now in session
here, and lis bishop reports that the
diocese i, now ready to support it's
church. \ provision of $10O, 900 has
been made for diocesan support.
The river press., 1904-10-12

Kalispell, Montana, and later Sc
cured ranch forty miles west at
Pleasant Valley, Flathead county.
where he now resides, raising stock
and improving a large ranch. He has
always been member of the repu bli-
can central committee and an active
and influential worker for the repub!i-
can party.
The river press., 1904-10-12
: r rlntA All the sN~W~,

If any reader OF the RIVER PRESS
considers it worthy uf recommends alton
to friends, the favor will be very high
ly appreciated by its publishers.
The river press., 1904-10-12
WEDNESDAY, OCT. II, 1904.
Republican National Ticket.

For President
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
Of New York.
For Vice President
CHARLES w. FAIRBANKS,
OF Indiana.
The river press., 1904-10-12

Fine Book and Job Printing spe
cialty At the RIVER PRESS Office.
The river press., 1904-10-12
Republican State Ticket.

Paul Mccormick
Presidential Electors. ...... A. W. Merriield
Thomas Duncan
Congressman. Joseph M. Dixon
governor. W lllla1n Lindsay
Lieut. Governor. r.......................E. Il. W. King
Attorney General. .................A Albert j. Galen
State Treasurer. urer...................Jam James II. Rice
State Auditor or................1 Harry Cunningham
Supt. Public Instruction. W. E. Harmon
Cnle1 JNStlCe lHeOuOle DrHnlley
Clerk of Supreme Court John T. Athey
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-03-25

Chemists at one time believed that
petroleum was formed in the depths OF
the earth by the action Of water work
Ing on metallic carbOns in n state OF
fusion. Now that statement Is chal-
lenged by some geologiSts, who contend
that petroleum is the result OF putre-
faction Of animals which ages ago were
swallowed I'm enormous cataclysms,
similar 10 that at Mont Pelee. This
upheaval. says Professor Engler, buried
millions Of prehistoric quadrupeds, liz
ards, serpents and sea monsters, ana
during all the cycles Of years that have
elapsed since then the bodies Of these
animals have been distilled by Mother
Nature I'm her immense laboratory be-
meath the earth's surface. The result
OF this distillation. according TO this
theory, Is petroleum.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-03-25
4 nFrIdnN" Shin.

A true story is told Of "a skepHcal
Massachusetts, captain who way back
IN the early years u tie republic de-
terutneI 10 tNl.l.t t'c f...aDy ~ tlo
Friday superstition. lie contracted on
n certain Friday for tie building of 4
ship. ana it WAS arranged that the keel
# tlis vessel was laid on Friday, that
she was launched on a Friday. named
Friday. commenced loading or Fri
day and hauled into the stream on the
same day Of the week. To add 20 the
possibilities OF disaster negro cook
named Friday was engaged, and thus
fully freiGhJed with the sinister name'
tie Friday sailed on a Friday. bound 70
q port In the West Indies. From that
day 10 this no td.u-s ot the III condi-
toned craft have been received.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-03-25

a theater audience is fckle and not
lnfrequently cruel, but it must be won.
Augustin Ealy had several ways OF
testing IT, one was To station men in
his employ at convenient points where
they could hear the comments and
JLt tge whether the play was making an
impression But test upon which be
depended more was 10 listen himself
at the moment when the curtain
went down upon an act II lie 81"
people turning 20 one another eagerly
and making quick comments he knew
that they were being moved, whether
for praise or blame. But if the talk
began slowly after the curtain fell
he was perfectly sure that the play
had excited no interest-a worse fate
than blame.
Il IS a fayorlte way Of players 70
pick out some one person I'm the audi
encc-onc with a sympathetic coun-
tenance-and 10 play TO him or he.,
and 10 fudge by success from the eX-
preston seen there The trouble IS
that the people in the front rows are
tften the regulars. who feel little emo
ton and show less, and who may be
still unmOycd when the rest Of the
audience Is in ecstasy. II they could
know the distress and the woe they
cause-well. then they would not be
the regulars. New York Mail
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-03-25
InmortelIes.

The manufacture Of immortelle
wreaths I'm Paris occupies at least
100 persons. The immortelles are
gathered about the beginning Of Octo-
Der AMI come chiefly from the arid hills
IN the middle and south Of France.
They are brought to the markets In
their natural condition, and the yellow
blossoms are dyed green, red and
white aud woven into wreaths by spe-
clal workmeu in readiness for All
Saints and All Souls days, when all
good Par!sians visit their relatives
Graves. On these "fetes des morris
the gates of the cemeteries are beset
with crowds Of dealers IN immortelle
vrcaths. wire crosses and bead
.~owns. AT Pcre Ia ChaIse alone more
,a.u 10000 persons are calculated to
visit tie cemetery. and the sale OF i'm
.ortcHe wroatls varies from 10000 10
-5.po.-Golicu Penny.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-03-25

"Vithiu recent 'IrS.' says the cd
ltor II the Syrcu and Slipping, the
general dimensions Of tie ark have
been closely followed 10y cargo steam
ship builders for deep sea AID the
American great lakes service. Accord
ing to the Bible. the ark was 4NO feet
long. 80 feet wide ana Is feet deep.
Her tonnage was 11,413. and she had
plenty Of room for pairs OF all the dis
tnct species Of animals that are class
ed by BuIou-2f4 and she could have
accommodated q thousand persons and
ihcn have plenty of room for the stor-
asc of supplies. In the seventeenth
century Peter Jansen, Il HOllander,
built vessel Of the exact proportions
If the ark. and she was successful, rs
records II the times show, in making
money for her owners. Noah, the fa-
tlcr If naval architecture Is held in
profound respect hy naval architects
of today. who know how immcasurab.y
The Phunic,anS, Greeks and Romans
and all other Shiphu.ldcrs fell short Of
tie excellence Of tAc type II the ark rs
a c0mmod.Ous, safe and economical
vessel"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-03-25
Seven Bells.

Everybody who knows anything
tbout nautical matters understands
the method Of keeping time at sea-
ei.ht bells every four hours, an addi-
tional bell being struck for each half
hour.
From Is to in the evening IS the
second dog watch. but on British ships
seven bells ,half past - of the second
dog watch are never struck. All other
ships. even the American, strike these
bells.
During the Napoleonic wars there
was great mutiny in the British
navy. The crews OF the fleets lying at
Spithead and the More agreed TO rise
simultaneously against their officers.
The signal agreed upon was seven
bells Of the second dog watch. The
mutuy actually began at the arranged
time. hut failed. the ringleaders being
executed Ever since then seven bells
Of the second dog watch has never
been struck on British ships, naval or
mercantile.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-03-25
The Sill, SnInnInE oyster.

A mollusk that might take an impor-
tant place I'm textile Industries ii il eX-
listed in sufficient numbers is found IN
warm seas. especially on the coast OF
Sicily. 1t is the pima, a genus of wing
shelled bivalycs. Of which one species
attains a length of two feet To attach
itself to the rocks it spins cable OF
strong flamentS. called collectively the
byssus. These threads are wonderfully
strong. silkcn I'm texture and have been
woven into various delicate fabrics. n
pair of gloves from this material may
be seen in tile British museum. and
fine mummy cloths made from il by the
ancients are still preserved.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-03-25
sixth" and "kin."

"Klth and kim has become n phrase
vaguely applied to express relationship
but "kith" has nothing to DO with kin
ship. "Klth" means kent folk" II
comes from ken" which is the same
as our word "can"-to know. When
one can do a thing. one knows how tC
DO It. Evidently our ancestors believed
that knowledge is power. The old word
for known was "kyth." as the old word
for unknown was "unkyth." or "un
couth. "Uncouth"- strange, unfamil-
lar, unusual, unknoWn-has preserved
much Of its early meaning In Scotland
Burns uses "uncos' I'm the sense OF
news. The "uuco cui,;" are the strange
ly, maYvelously good. "Kith." then
meant kent folk" people with whom
one was familiar. The kent folk" are
the folk we love. and love and familiar
fly developed out of the word "6ith
the curious vOcable "kyththle,' which
I'm course Of time underwent consider
able phonetic and photographic
changes, but which is still recognizable
in the word "cuddlc "-'-ood Words.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-03-25
NsURfnhIe Clock

One Of the most curious plants
known is the clock plant, which is q
native Of Boruco. and even in tAat
country it is said To bee rare. The plant
derives It's name from its peculiar hab-
its. which are known 10 but few who
have not studied the plant from sci
entifc standpoint The plant has
leaves Of two sizes. one of which acts
in the capacity Of minute hand
which keeps moving until { o'clock In
the afternoon. and the other keeps %
ing until morning The larger leaves
act rs the hour hands. Starting I'm 81
position when al the leaves lie close
10 the stem. with the points hanging
down. they rise gradually until they
turn toward the top. and then they
drop 10 their former position. II takes
the smaller leaves about one minute to
20 through this performance and the
longer leaves Just about an hour
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-03-25
Origin Of the Polka

The polka is Of Bohemian origin. y
peasant girl. servant 10 citizen IL
ElbekoStelctZ. a town three hours dis
tance from Prague. was on Sunday
dancing for her pastime. at the same
time accompanying her steps with an
air of her own fancy. The Schoolma>
ter and organi,t. Joseph Neruda. haY
ing observed her movements. compoS
ed suitable air. The dance WAS per
formed for the first time i'm public a'
Elbekostelctz. then at Prague. Wher,
II obtained the name of polka. Al
Paris ii became very popular ana final
" found it, way To London. New Ioif
and all the great towns on both side'
of the Atlantic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-03-25
The Charm worked Too Wei.

\ story of witcho.lt iu east Afric
was told at meeting of the Folklor
society by Robert Webb. \ man Up
piled 10 Il witch doctor for a powerful
charm 10 XIII an enemy. lie was cNel
n parcel 70 bufy I'm the path do ~
which the victim WAS % walk. To Is
its efficacy the man buried IL Just oft
side the door of the witch Doctors hu.
A female slave OF the magician We
the first 10 leave the hut and ON pas
ing the spot fell dead The witch doc
tor sued hLs client for the value of th,
dead slave. and the case was tried bc
fore the natiye courts London Mail.