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The river press., 1904-10-05
He Did His Part.

"Do | understand that you are
veteran of the civil warp was asked
Of the man with the Grand Army but
ton.
"You may, Sir"
"All through the war, were your"
II was"
"In what regiment?"
Il was detailed to the commissary
department and was never at the
front"
ooh, see. Then you do not claim
to be a hero?"
mo, sir. helped forward the ra-
tons as fast as l could, and after the
war l came home and helped about
200 other men get pensions.'
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THE TROUSERS PRESSER.

so particular about this point that
they pay more for pressing than the
trousers cost originally.
With the aid Of the invention shown
herewith it should not be difficult
matter for man to keep his trousers
in shape himself without the necessity
of visiting the tailor at such frequent
intervals as to make his pockctbook suf-
fer. This device consists of pair Of
fiat boards shaped like the trousers
legs, with a set Of clamping levers
around the edges which make it pos
sible to draw the two presser boards
tightly together. These clamps consist
Of pivoted levers, having cam faces Of
such shape as to decrease the space as
they are rcvolved. To use this trousers
stretcher and presser the bottoms of
the legs are first clamped in position.
Then the waistband IS pulled up until
the legs are tight and smooth, after
which the remaining clamps are tight
ened and the garment allowed to re-
main as long as necessary.
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Humor qna Philosophy
BY DUNCAN NJ. SMITH
Copyright. 1904. by Duncan NJ. Smith.
GETTING EVEN,

I'd like to have nice, long play,
But can't find any one today.
There's not a single kid about;
There amt no answer to my shout.
Where them kids is I jes don't see;
I'll bet they're hidin' out on me.
I've swung hard on the back yard gate
And made It lop down with my weight;
I've hunted high an hunted low;
I tes amt got no place to go.
l wonder where them kids can be;
I s'pose they're hidin' out on me.
S'pose Ted is mad about his ball
AT ist got lost for good an all.
An Margie says 1 hit 'er cat,
An she is poutin' over that.
They say ! done it purposely,
N so they're hidin out on me.
But I'll ist show 'em what is what
N make 'em think they better not.
I'll pop some corn, a great big lot,
N eat it all up vile it's hot
Then. think how mad them kids III be
Gus they wuz hidin' out on me.
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Washington to take to automObiling.
She guides her own car and is ia
miliar figure during the season.
The only daughter of Senator and
Mrs. Fairbanks, who was Miss Ade-
laide Fairbanks, is now the wife Of
Ensign John Wesley Timmons, q. $.
N. She is a beautiful woman, and
many conquest did she make during
her few years of belledom. She is Il
tall, dark beauty, with an 'atmos-
phere' about her. One can feel her
presence without seeing her, SO strong
is her personal magnetism. She is
stately and self possessed and yet can
be the liveliest spirit In the party if the
notion takes her. Her tall, willowy
figure is grace itself, and her eyes have
depths unfathomable. She has dis
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surrounded by houseful Of COM
pany and is as genial a host as Mrs.
Fairbanks is a hostess. There are few
more popular entertainers at the ma
t1onal capital than these two, and this
fact is due more to q genuine kindliness
than to any other cause Mrs. Fair
banks shines quite as much as a social
leader as she does in her more con-
spicuous public position as president
general of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, a position she has held
FOR two terms, the constitution Of the
order having been altered especially to
permit the innovation of a second term
in her favor.
Though few women are better known
socially all over the country than is
this very tactful woman, she has still
managed to subordinate herself in all
things of which her husband has a
part. Therefore, although she is a
trained politician, it is not as an ag-
gressive personality that she impresses
one, but rather as sweet and gracious
and one more likely to be interested in
the newest modes than in political mat
ters.
1t is with Washington that Mrs. Fair
banks has become most closely identi-
fed since her husband was sent to con-
gress, and in their beautiful home at
1900 Massachusetts avenue she has
entertained constantly every season.
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MA NINED BY
SIX ELETON GRE w.
PifiobIe Case Of Sailors Of the
San Piefr0 - Rescued
Just In Cine.

Starving and worn out with their
fruitless struggles with wind and sea,
with the captain dead, the mate dying
and not another man on board who
knew how to navigate the ship, the
twenty men who made up the crew Of
the Italian bark San Pietro cruised
helpless for more than a week before
assistance came to them. Their supply
Of provisions and water had been eX-
hausted Though the sails We're left
standing, the men We're too weak to
handle the ropes, and the ship was be-
ing carried wherever the wind took her.
News Of the desperate condition Of
the men and of their rescue reached
New York when the steamer Tenedos,
Captain Aubel. of the HamburgAmeri-
can line, arrived from the Mediter
rancan She had fallen III with the
San Pietro about 100 miles northeast
Of Madeira and, seeing her signals Of
distress, stood by. \ boat put off
from the San Pictro, and as it drew
near the steamer those watching from
her decks We're astoundel to see the
rowers We're little better than skele-
tons.
They hardly were able to stand when
they reached the Tenedos' deck, but
as soon as they explained their plight
a boat load of stores and water was
sent at once to the bark. Andreas Bar
Der, first mate of the Tenedos, was
placed in command and, with another
member of the Tencdos' crew te help
him until the San Pietro men could re-
cover their strength, laid her course
for Gibraltar.
The San Pictro is small craft Of no
more than 500 tons burden and was
bound for Genoa from Montevideo
with a cargo OF guano. Soon after she
had cleared from the South American
port Captain Schat1ino, her commander,
was seized with malignant fever. He
died in week and was buried at sea.
A few hours after the captains death
the first mate, Antonio, also went
down with fever. For many days he
was able to give orders for the naviga-
ton OF the ship, though he was con-
fined to his berth, but he gradually
grew weaker and weaker and at last
became deirious. From that time on
the crew was helpless. Not man
| among them could take reckoning,
and though they knew enough to hold
a generally easterly direction, the San
pietro was carried hundreds Of miles
out Of her course
| AS the provisions ran low all hands
were put on half rations, while an
| anxious lookout was kept for passing
| shipping. But though several sail
| were sighted none took any notice of
! their signals of distress. A week be-
| fore the Tcnedos came to their rescue
| the last of their stores had been ex-
hausted, and the men gnaWed leather
| belts and greasy ropes to satisfy the
! pangs Of hunger.
But the worst was yet to come, when
the last of the water was drained from
the tanks, and had the Tenedos ar
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Feels the Honor.

Quite as important man as you will
meet in a days travel Is the fellow who
has been nominated for the legislature
by some party boss who intends to do
the voting for the candidate. should he
be elected, and allow him to draw the
pay or a part of it.
A turkey gobbler worth 13 cents a
pound in the open market could have
no more impressive strut than the lit
tie candidate as he walks down one
side Of the street only because of the
limitations Of nature which prevent
him from walking down both sides Of
the street at the same time.
Solomon in all his glory when he
strolled about accompanied by his 500
wives could not possibly have present
ed more imposing spectacle. He nev-
ed dreams that if he were on the mar
ket the population would consider itself
cheated If it could not purchase him at
the rate Of two lunches for a nickel.
Perhaps, however, it is we'll that he
should have his day now, for when the
legislature meets he will be considera-
bic less in size than knee high to tel
egraph pole.
The river press., 1904-10-05
THE IDAHO DESERT.
Irrigation Will Soon Make 1t Blos-
som as the Rose.

som the Rose.
One of the most forbidding portions
of the American continent has been the
desert of Idaho in the Snake river re-
gion. Little besides sage grass would
grow there, and the lands, suitable
neither for agricultural nor grazing pur
poses. had been abandoned to coyotes
and noisone reptiles.
But of late an almost miraculous
change has taken place in this region.
The government engineers thought they
saw a promise of fertility there. and
the tract was chosen as one Of the
earliest to be irrigated artifcially under
the new scheme for which congress has
appropriated several million dollars.
At an expenditure Of $2,6O.000, which
has been set aside for the construction
of great impounding dams and diversion
canals above the Minidoka rapids, full
ly $12,OOO,0OO Of taxable property will
be created in this basin. Taking as a
basis the last census agricultural fig
ures for Idaho, the 10000 acres to
be reclaimed under this project WILL
when settled under irrigation, repre-
sent the latter value, while the annual
earnings of the land will amount to
about $2,o00.ooO. With this area cut
up into 1,4OO farms, rs is proposed by
the government, 4 rural population will
be created of 1000, which will bring
with it an urban population of probably
another 1000, or $4,000 people.
The Snake desert basin when irri-
gated will afford an ideal example Of
western stock raising under the hu-
name and profitable method of Win
ter feeding. On many Of the great
western ranges the cattle are left to
shift for themselves the year around.
entailing during the cold seasons great
loss OF stock and always untold brute
suffering. Around the NIinidol1a basin
extend vast stretches Of unreclaimed
land. which must always remain useful
solely for grazing purposes. The irri-
cation of this tract Of Owe: 10000
acres will provide, through luxuriant
crops of alfalfa, winter feeding for
tens Of thousands of head of stock.
" here llO" one steer requires lllIlN VI
even forty acres for his support, under
irrigation the forage from one acre will
more than support and finish him off
for market. Idaho has already attain
ed distinction as fruit producer, al
though the altitude of NIinidoka is a
little too great for the best growth of
trees.
In other irrigated sections of the
state, notably the Payette valley, ap-
pies, plums, apricots, grapes and mel
ons reach high state of perfection and
command fancy prices. Men have be-
come wealthy from the careful cult
vation Of twenty and forty acre tracts,
and enough can be raised from five
acres Of this irrigated land, eXhaustless
in it's deep fertility, to support family
In comfort. The irrigated communities
Of Idaho have become among the most
| prosperous in the world. The desert
lands Of NHndoka. producing only sage
brush, are now only awaiting water to
| supply the farmer with a great variety
| Of produce
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tlnct1ve style
and knows ex-
actly what to
wear and what
suits her best
in the matter Of
clothes.
From the time
she was Il little
girl Adelaide
was the pet of
the household.
and t b 0 Il g h
still young she
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Renewing lIONtilftieN.

Mrs. Calier--Pm surprised that you
recognized me. 1t has been more than
five years since we met
Mrs. Nagycby-I had almost forgot
ten your face but | remembered that
dress you have on.
The river press., 1904-10-05

Mrs. Timmons' father and mother had
met, studied and courted. They had a
misunderstanding. school closed, and
they went in different directions She
married and after her divorce visited
in the home Of Senator Hanna in Cleve-
land. Timmons was a guest of the
Hannas at the same time. 1t was only
a matter Of q few weeks when every
thing was adjusted, and the wedding
day was set
There are four sons of Senator and
Mrs. Warren, Frederick,
Richard and Robert Warren c., who
recently married Miss Helen Ethel
Cassidy Of Pittsburg, is in business in
Chicago. The young couple conquered
society in Washington while there last
winter and are doing the same in Chi
cago. Mrs. Warren is a lovely blond,
who wears lovely clothes and pearls
and lovely smile. Warren is an alum
nus Of his fathers alma mater at Della
ware and is secretary and director of
the Oliver typewriter works at Chicago.
Frederick c., the next son. is a grad
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While she gives
no end Of teas
and receptions,
it is as a dinner
giver that she
has the most en-
viable reputa-
ton, for she has
the rare facul-
ty Of arranging
her guests so
that the right
ones are togetll-
er, and the chef
is always above
criticism. TWAS
during tho sea-
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Ell name, and
Ensign J. w.
Tm1nons We're
sent out, though
not even their
most intimate
friends k ne w
they were en-
gagged.
Ensign a II d
Mrs. Tilnmons
had a romantic
courtship. They
were SW eet-
hearts ut school,
in the very same
school in which
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No Recon- m nendntion,

Goldsborougb-Iou may say what
you like about Ricketts,. but he's as
good as his word
poindeXtcr-But consider how many
bad words he uses.-Dctroit Free Press.
The river press., 1904-10-05
EVERY ONE HIS OWN TAILOR

Simple Machine For Pressing Trou-
sers at Home.
Any man who desires to be particu-
larly neat about his appearance will
not neglect to keep his trousers pressed
free from wrinkles. There is probably
no other seemingly trivial thing which
will SO detract from the personal ap-
pearance Of a man as wearing pair
Of Wrinkled trousers. Some men arc
The river press., 1904-10-05

didatc, cOnsti-
tute q case in
point. Senator
Fairbanks owns
two homes, one
In Indianapolis
and the other in
W a S h i Il g ton,
and both are So
cial centers in
t he respective
cities. The SEN
ator is never so
laDDV as when
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His Experience.

''There are some songs that will new
er die" said the musical enthusiast.
II guess that's right" answered Mr..
CumroX. "My daughter sits down at
the piano and tries to kill few Of 'eIn
every evening" But it's no use'-
Washington Star
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Ais Well.

Briggs-poor Jasper! He miserably
failed in his examination for locomo-
tive engineer.
Griggs-But l understand he has OBJ
tanned a fine job rs chauifeur.-Life.
The river press., 1904-10-05
7 he F an.
@EE the fan. the cooling fan!
. HOW it gladS the heart of mani

@EE the fan. the cooling fan!
How it glads the heart of man!
- In Its little cage OF wire
1t doth never. never tire,
AS with scarce a trace of sound
1t goes whzzing round and round,
Buster than the busy bee
And more useful.
How it cools the heated brow
OF the wearied toiler! How,
In a manner picturesque,
1t sends flying off the desk
Like so much of trash and waste
Everything upon it placed!
'Tis a gay and festive thing,
Bound to have it's little fling.
But. however gay it be,
Not word in wrath say we,
Since it cools and comforts so
When the breezes fail to blow
When they ought to.
See the fan!
Isn't he noisy man?
Isn't he as full of fire
AS an Indian funeral pyre?
Isn't he a holy terror
When the home team makes an error
Or when dubs, as if in doubt,
Stand and fail to line 'em out?
See him doff his coat and hat
When his favorite goes to bat!
See him open up his chest,
Believing his level best,
Urging players. one and all,
To jump in and kill the ball!
How he ululates and roars,
Tearing up all out Of doors,
When Il hotfoot runner scores!
Oh, he nearly throws a fit
When the home team scores a hit
In a pinch, when batting counts
More than riches!
See! He mounts
Benches, chairs and even treads
On his luclzless neighbors' heads.
In his wild, infectious spasm
OF sublime enthusiasm
Oh, the fan, the crazy fan!
Find his equal If you can!
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Tess-She was bOasting that she is a
very good listener.
Jess-Yes. She's what you might
call a fluent listener. She loves to
hear herself Philadelphia Press.
The river press., 1904-10-05

~ domestic relations Of practical
ly all of our public men. If
the home Is the cornerstone of the
state, then the republic certainly is
builded on rock, for never in the his
tory Of the world has the home life of
the rulers and leaders of the people
been as free from scandal or as much
the occasion of approbative reference as
in our own land. OF each candidate for
the presidency or for the governorships,
senatorships, congress and other nomi-
nations in the various states it is said
with truth in almost all cases, His home
life Is ideal" Here is theme for the
optimist-that in a civilization where
there is so much talk of the divorce
evil and kindred social blemishes
there should be SO little domestic sean
dal in the lives of those chosen for
public office. 4 nation Of which these
things may be said. whatever the evils
that surround it, is sound at the core.
The home relations OF Charles War
rem Fairbanks, the Republican vice
The river press., 1904-10-05

Remember the Sabbath day to keep
it holy" said the good man.
Il always do," replied the chronic
golfer. II played sevcnty-two holes
last y.'-Chicago Rccord-Herald.
The river press., 1904-10-05
For Both.

II can forgive but never forget this
whipping,' said Tommy.
"That is just what want you to do,"
said his mOther.-BostOn Courier.
The river press., 1904-10-05
AGAINST Their Will.

"The smoot.!est Of them can't beat
old Father Time"
Cant, hey? I've heard OF dozens Of
men doing time
The river press., 1904-10-05
Rim Rhyme.

It is easy enough to be pleasant
When your automobiles in trim.
But the man worth while
Is the man who can smile
When he has to go home on a rim.
Chicago Record-Herald.
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Natural to Them.

"Here is a physical culturalst who
says the proper way to walk down
stairs Is backward."
'IIe must think We are all Russian
generals
The river press., 1904-10-05

uate of Prince
ton, class of
'O3. and is now
taking a law
course in the
Columbian uni
versi.>, " in Wash
fngton. T h e
third son. Rich
ard NJ, is now
a junior in Yale
college, and the
youngest, Rob
ert, is a student
in Phillips acad-
The river press., 1904-10-05

Showman-Trade's bad. You'll have
to smoke cigarettes all day.
Living SkeletOn-Why?
the mothers in the town will come and
bring their boys to show 'em wot ciga-
rette smokin' has done for yer!--Jester.
The river press., 1904-10-05
Her Little Toke.

"WOman has no sense Of humOr"
"Ever eat any Of my Wife's hash?"
The river press., 1904-10-05
PERT PARAGRAPHS,

When things go wrong you can al
ways find Il reason for it in the con-
duct of the other fellow.
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Willing.

He stole her heart
Once on time.
She did not think
1t was q crime
Or say, "Alack, please put it back
But whispered, "You can keep it, Jack"
The river press., 1904-10-05

4 COW is Il gentle and picturesque
thing in the middle Of Il green pasture
field, but when she practices gymnas-
tics with her rear limbs at milking time
she seems neither gentle nor pictur-
eSluc.
The river press., 1904-10-05

Some people
pinch the nick
els so hard that
they get corns
on their fingers.
The trouble
about most good
things is that
one very seldom
likes them.
The river press., 1904-10-05

Every dog has his day, but some
dogs want more than their share and
take it out Of the night
The river press., 1904-10-05
When man is really anxious to find
a good fellow he looks in his mirror.

AS it is the unexpected that happens,
why not expect the unexpected and
thus make it the expected?
The river press., 1904-10-05
The people who are saddest when
they sing might find on investigation
that their auditors are likewise.

When man is thrown on his own
resources, there is seldom enough of
them to break the fall.
The river press., 1904-10-05

Many girl practices beauty culture
who would do better to practice
kitchen culture
The river press., 1904-10-05
THE
FAIRBA ANKS
FAMILY

- NE Of the most inspiring things
in American life is the ideal
~ domestic relations Of practical
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-10-07
Corning Mill Blown Up.

Scranton. Pa. Oct by an explo-
sion in the corning mill of the Dupont
De Nemours Powder Co.'S plant. near
Peckville, two men met instant death
They were: Richard Hashey OF Jes-
sup. Walter Allsworth of Oliphant
The report Of the explosion was plain
~ heard in Oliphant and Peckville.
The roof and sides of the building
were blown away and the mill took
fire This is the fifth time these mills
have blown up in a period OF twenty
years. and four times within the last
four years. always with fatal results
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-10-07
FIRST VICTIM.
Duck Season Opened With Bad Acct
dent Near Bay City.

Bay City. Mich. Oct. Edward
Sargent, 16 years old, son OF William
Sargent, 31i Annie street. was the first
victim of the opening of the duck
shooting season Sunday morning
With a companion named Woods no
went to Wenona Beach and there hired
a boat in which they proceeded toward
the mouth of the Saginaw river. En-
route Woods proceeded 10 load his gun
and in some manner both barrels were
discharged, the contents striking Sar-
gent in the arm, SCATTERING it so that
the member had 10 be amputated near
the shoulder after Sargent was
brought TO this city The victims arm
was tightly bandaged yet he was very
weak from loss OF blood before med
zeal aid reached him.
Other similar accidents are looked
for from the same place, as hundreds
Of hunters have been shooting reck.
lessly in the vicinity.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-10-07
BLOCKED JAIL DELIVERY.
ionIa offiesrs Caught Prisoners In the
Act-one Got Away.

Act-One Got away.
Ionia. Mich. Oct. S-The sharp
hearing Of Sheriff Fales and the
prompt action Of Deputy Sheriff Ed
Montgomery prevented wholesale
jail delivery here Sunday afternoon.
AS IL was. one prisoner got away and
Is still at large.
About 3 o'clock the sheriff was sit
ting In his Office when he heard pc.
culiar noise in the cell corridor, where
five prisoners were confined. He at
once summoned Montgomery. who had
gone home to dinner, and the two be.
gan an iOestigation. II was found
that the bars had been removed from
the ventilator shaft and that Gerald
Price and Albert Wilson were in the
attic. Montgomery, unarmed, went af-
ter them and succeeded in getting VIII
son back In the jail. but Price ran to
the window and jumped out into the
alley. scaled high board fence and
ran.
BY the time the sheriff could start
IN pursuit the man was out of sight,
and though he was chased for four
miles across the country, the trail was
finally lost in the darkness. and mp to
midnight he had not been captured.
II is thought some OF the prisoners
had confederates on the outside who
went into the attic and loosened the
bars, as It is practically impossible to
get them OFF from the inside The
plan of the men appears 10 have been
10 wait until night and then go quietly
out by way OF the attic window. max
ing good their escape before their
exit was discovered in the morning
Price and Wilson were doubtless in
the attic looking over the ground and
getting things in readiness for the gen.
eral exodus when they were discoy.
cred.