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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-15

aug C0AsCu w CVuacE VIII the commits
sion by the National Live Stock asso.
citation in Denver early in August,
1904, which was attended by the -secre.
tary of agriculture and by representa-
tive stockmen from all the grazing
land states and territories. The opin-
ion of the stockmen present was almost
unanimous in favor of some action on
the part of the government which
would give the range user some right
of control by which the range can be
kept from destruction by o%vercrowd.
ing and the controversies over range
right a be satisfactorily elimin ated,
the only question being as to the most
satisfactory method by which such
right may be obtained.
Fourth. Upon 1400 answer re.
ceived to q circular letter addressed
to %stockmen throughout the west.
These answers show that under the
present system the ~pasturing value Of
the ranges has deteriorated and the
carrying capacity of the lands has
greatly diminished: that the present
condition of affairs IL satisfactory;
that the adoption Of q new system Of
management would insure q better and
more permanent use Of the grazing
lands: that q certain improvement in
range conditions has already been
brought about by range control on the
forest reserves, and that the great
bulk of the western stockmen are def.
nitely in favor of government control
Of the open range.
Fortified with these arguments in
favor of some method of regulating
the amount Of livestock that may be
grazed on the open range, the public
lands commission recommends that
suitable authority be given to the pres
ident to set aside, BY proclam alton,
certain grazing districts or reserves.
The report of the commission con.
cludes with these remarks:
To the secretary of agriculture, in
whose department is found the special
acquaintance with range conditions
and live stock questions which Is alb
solutely necessary for the wise solu.
ton of these problems, authority
should be given to classify and ap.
praise the grazing value of these
lands, to appoint such officers as the
care of each grazing district may re.
quire, to charge and collect a moder-
ate fee for grazing permits, and to
make and apply definite and appro.
pirate regulations for each grazing
district. These equations should be
framed and applied with special refer
ence to bringing about the largest per-
manent occupation of the country by
actual settlers and home seekers. All
land covered by any permit so given
should continue to be subject to entry
under reasonable regulations notwith.
standing such permit.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-15

Local Securities q Speciality.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-15

The WEEKLY RIVER PRESS lisa good
newspaper to send away to your friends
the east. 1t will save you the trou.
BILE Of writing letters
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-15

This bank solicits accounts, and"
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues Its own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-15

Fine Book and Job Printing . spe'
cialtY 1T the RIVER PRESS ONCE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
GOLD GOLD"
sGood," He Says, "But Comfort Better"

"Food that fits is better than a soid
mine" says a grateful man.
Before I commenced to use Grape
Nuts food no man on earth ever had q
worse infiction from catarrh OF the
stomach than had for years.
81 could eat nothing but the very
lightest food. and even that gave me
great distress.
81 went through the catalogue OF pre-
pared foods but found them all except
Grape-Nuts) more or less indigestiDie,
generating gas in the stomach (Wnlcn
in turn produced headache and various
other pains, and aches), and otherwise
unavailable for my use.
"Grape-Nuts food I have found easily
dicested and assimilated, and it has re-
newed my health and vigor and made
me we'll man again. The catarrh OF
the stomach haS disappeared entirely
with all its attendant ills, thanks to
Grape-Nuts, which now is my almost
sole food. I want no other" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek
Mich.
Ten days trial tells the story.
There's q reason.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
MORO FIRE MAKER. BAMBOO BE STRUCK WITH CHINA


and tinder. The whole, connected with
cords, is worn at the belt. To use
the apparatus, tn native takes the
bamboo firmly in his left hand, and
in his right holds the bit of china by
the finger and thumb, and on the
thumb side pinches a bit Of tinder.
The edge of the china is then struck
sharply down and along the bamboo,
producing a bright and long spark,
which catches in the tinder and ignites
it. Very little practice is required to
enable even novice to light fire by
this means. Obviously, when the ap-
paratus was first devised. no china
was available, and doubtless some
sharp stone took it's place. Now, how
ever, bits Of broken china such as are
found in cheap eating houses, are re-
garded as best for the purpose, and
universally used.
The thoughtful reader will at once
draw an analogy between this means
of fire making and the flint and steel
of our own ancestors. In the East
ern tropics, however. bamboo is the
commoneSt of woods, and so was
doubtless observed many times to
where flint, in contact with metal.
was seen once. In consequence. after
the first bright thinker had devised
this way of using the spark, the meth
cd held its popularity and obtains to
this day, although the flint and steel
is so much simpler, easier and more
portable.
The philosophy Of the device will at
once be apparent. The sharp edge Of
the china scrapes off bit of bamboo
not much, because the wood is hard
and the outside has quite a glaze
but enough to be made incandescent
by the friction of the the stroke. The
finder catches this spark, and the de-
sired flame is the result.
The photograph vas made from the
object in the possession Of Mr.. w. W.
Dinwiddie, of Washington, D. G. -
Scientific American.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
sElF.HEA1IHG SOLDERING IRON

The operation Of soldering is much
more exacting one than the inexperi:
enced person imagines as he witnesses
the facility with which it is conducted
under favorable circumstances. 1t re-
quires knowledge and eXpertness
which is secured only from long prac-
tice to have the iron at the proper de-
gree of heat and the surfaces to be
joined in the necessary condition Of
absolute cleanliness before the solder
will flow. Unless all of these require
ments have been complied with the
amateur will be surprised to find that
the leaden stick will not be influenced
in the least by the application to the
heat of the soldering tool.
The expert workman who is sure Of
his ground is somewhat hampered in
his work by the fact that there is much
time lost while he is waiting for the
iron to heat. 4 novelty in the line Of
tinSmiths' tools has been recently intro
duced to the trade. which is self-conc
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
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and even of Yokohama. Thaet boat
leaving the Sakhalien waters before
they are closed by the ice brings back
the whole colony home. The fisheries
are managed by Japanese, and two
among the more important belong, one
to Mr.. Dandy. who is an Anglo-SaXon,
and the other to 4 former convict.
What makes the wealth of the mana
gers of the fisheries is. above all, the
herringS. Had the japanese been com"
PEELED to give up abruptly the fishing
of the Sakhalien salmon the conse-
quences would have been very unfor-
tunate, but the loss of the right Of her
ring fishing would have been almost
disastrous to them, and the stroke to
the japanese industries would have
been real calamity. In such case the
most important HakoGate firms, and
even those of the whole Of the Yeso
Island, would be ruined, and the whole
of Japan would suffer q very grave
economic crisis.
It can be said that from their ar
rival in the Sakhalen Island the jap
anese will modify entirely its charac-
ter and its aspect. These little men,
merry and industrious, form a striking
contrast with the natives and convicts
around them. and one hears people
who laugh heartily in that convict
laden atmosphere. 1t is amusing to
see the Japanese fishermen, who cour-
ageously run TO and fro with naked
legs in the icy streams Of the Sakhalien
seas as they sing some popular chorus.
They are not we'll paid, but Japanese
have few needs, and know how to live
comfortably with little money. All the
managers Of the fisheries turn their
attention to the herring, and only
few occupy themselves with whales.
The whales which appear near the
coasts of the island are small and are
seen in great numbers in the Bay OF
Korsakoysk. AS the Japanese fisher
men, numerous as they are, cannot
properly cope with the fishing OF the
herring, a great number Of natives are
engaged as extra hands, and the man
ayers of the fisheries find this advan-
tageous, for the natives are easily ex-
plotted or duped, and it is not expen-
sive to feed them. AS general rule
they are paid in kind, receiving small
part of the fish they have caught, some
rice, clothing, some thread and needles.
With the promise Of a glass of rice
brandy they are willing to work for
many hours. 1t occurs frequently that
these poor creatures are cruelty de-
ceived, for when they have finished
their task they get nothing. 1t is the>
employer convict who takes the fish
away and drinks the eau-de-vie, and
the poor wretch must think himself
lucky if he does not receive blows in
stead of fish!
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
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Boardat Cost. Write Quick
sEORelA.AlABAMABU BUSINESS couEeE. Macon. e.
MONEY SSS Write e E: =. Sshri a
Portrait Of Gen. Robert e. Lee.

Portrait Of Gen. Robert e. Lee.
The fact that too frequently It tran
spires in American history that no.
accurate and authentic portrait Of her:
great men is faithfully preserved has
caused a number Of the devoted ad<5
mirers of General Robert e. Lee TO-
interest themselves TO cause perfect
picture Of the great general to be.
made and 1o be preserved for all fu.;
ture history.
This work, after a LAPSE Of forty
years, is now under way by the John
A Lowell Bank Note company of Bos-
ton, who are using for this purpose
the exact photograph made at Cen
eral Lees residence in Richmond q
few days after the surrender. which
picture has always been considered
by the lie family and friends as the
most perfect likeness ever taken OF
the general at that period.
The work. when finished, will be OF.
the highest art of steel engraving, so:
that it will thus be preserved for
all future time.-Clipping from the
Post, Washington, D. c., September II,
1908.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
The MORO FIRE MAKER.
BY c. H. CLAUDY.

The match is said 10 be the great
est civiliZer Of the world. but it has
not yet completed its work. There
are still tribes Of barbarous and SEM
barbarous people who use natures
means for producing fire, either by
friction with or without apparatus, or
the contact Of two substances which
produce a spark. as flint and steel.
The Moros, of great interest to us
on account of our experience with
them in the East. use method dis
tincitve from other savage races, and
Of interest not only FOR its uniqueness,
but as showing the effect of environ
ment on invention.
This apparatus consists. as shown in
the accompanying photograph, Of a
bamboo stick. bit Of china, and tin
der. The cylindrical cases, which are
also shown. are part of the device as
it is used. one being case for tobac-
co, and the other I; case for the china
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
Three Boys and a Clock.

Three boys in house were told to
90 and take the exact time by a clock
in the town. The first lad went, looked
at the clock, came back and said: 1T
is - o'clock" In after life he became
a prosaic bookseller.
The second boy was more exact. He
said on returning that it was three
minutes past -. He became doctor.
The third lad looked at the clock,
found out how long it had taken him
to walk back to the house, returned
to the clock, then added the time Of his
walk to the time of the clock and re-
ported the result thus: ut is at this
moment II hours, 10 minutes and 10
seconds That boy came to distlnc'
ton as Helmholtz. the scientist.-Lon'
don Daily News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
Less Expensiye Roads.

The town boards of O2eida County,
n. Y, made the following suggestion:
I'VE would not recommend that every
town in this county have built within
it's borders a road costing on the aver
ace $1,000 a mile, as we believe each
town should govern itself according to
its own local conditions, but we have
provided figures to show that no mat
ter whether a town has high or low
assessed valuation, it could, under the
s5O,OOO,OOO bond issue, if its own board
so desired, have, without excessive
taxation, just as wide and just as e1-
pensive roads as any other town IN any
other part Of the State. If the county
and town can devise methods by which
the roads to be built should have an
average cost of $4,000 mile instead OF
$4,000 a mile, the charge to the town
under the bond issue for each mile OF
highway built would be $50 for each
mile the first year; and to the county,
the increase in tax the first year for
each mile of highway would be $40,
and to the State it would be $1OO. In
other words. under lne S5O,0Oo,OOO
bond issue the State, county and town
could obtain a road costing $4,000 a
mile at an increase in their annual tax
levy of 5000, which under the present
system of payment would call for the
expenditure of $4,000 in cash, or under
the bond issue they could obtain road
costing $4,000 mile for an increase in
their tax leyies of S4OO in place of rails
ing $4,000 N cash, as provided by the
present method.
Under the bond issue each town anc
county is free to select as expensive e
road or as cheap a road as the local
conditions require" ."-Tribune Farmer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
The Curative Power of PE-RU-NA
in Kidney Disease the Talk
of the Continent;

Nicholas J. Hertz, Member Of Ancient
Order OF Workmen, Capitol Lodge, No.
l4O, Pearl Street Hotel, Albany, N. Y,
writes:
"a few months ago I contracted heavy
cold which settled in my kidneys, and each
time I was exposed to inclement weather
the trouble was aggravated until finally !
was unable to work.
after trying many ofthe advertised
remedies for kidney trouble, I finally
took Peruna. - 4 - :.
I'm week the intense pains in my
back were much relieved and in four
weeks was able to take up my work
again.
II still continued to use Peruna for an
other month and at the end OF that 1me
I was perfectly well.
II now take dose or two when ! have
been exposed and find that it is splendid
to keep me we'll"
Hundreds Of Cures.
DR.. Hartman is constantly in receipt OF
testimonials from people who have been
cured of chronic and complicated kidney
disease by Peruna. For free medical ad.
vice, address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarum. Columbus, ONO.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
Helpful Mr.. Barker.

The helpfulness Of good man. when
it comes to assistance in domestic af-
fairs, is apt to be very much like that
of the Mr.. Barker whose exploit is
narrated below.
His wife had asked him to hang a
picture she had pur- -hased for the par
lor, and he said that he would do it
Sin a jiffy."
"You must get me the cord and a pic
ture hook he said to his wife, "and
tell the servant girl to run down into
the cellar and bring up the stepladder,
and, carry it into the parlor; and
where's those two little screw thingu-
majigs that go into the back Of the
frame at the sides to put the cord
through? Look them up FOR me; and
I'll need the gimlet to bore little hole
for the screws. Somebody get the gim-
let, or maybe can drive them in with
hammer. Johnny, you run down into
the cellar and get the hammer.
II don't know but a chair would be
better than the stepladder for me to
stand on. Somebody 60 out into the
kitchen and get me a chair. 1 don't
want to stand on one Of the parlor
chairs.
"Got that cord? Just measure OH
about the right length and fasten it in
those little things at the side.
"There, now, there's your picture all
hung up in good shape, and no fuss
about it. The difference between us
men and you women is that when we
have anything to do we go right ahead
and do it, and no talk about it,"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
Gold Mining in Britain.

In a paper recently read before the
Institute of Mining Engineers in Lon
Gon. J. NJ. McLauren gave some curl
Gus facts about gold mining in Great
Britain and Ireland. In all. gold of
the value of S2,O94,915 has been found
Of this England contributed barely
$4,000: Wales, S1,4O0,G00, and Ireland
S145.GOO. The largest nugget. weigh
ina twenty-five ounces, was diScov-
erred in Ireland. 1t was made into 4
snuff box for George III.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
British Goodness.

The first encounter with an Eng
iishman. though he be but your fei-
low passenger in boat or train, ts IN
very truth terribly discouraging. Ae.
served and cold to a degree that
chi]ls US Frenchmen to the very mar
row he absolutely ignores the thou
sand and one trivial little amenities
which-though It Is possible we may
eyaggerate them 50 etectiYeiy
smooth away the asperities OF exist.
ence.-Adolphe Brisson In Grano
Magazine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
1ake Courage

Yesterday TIE aeolian harp was 81
lent III day in the window, not fugl-
tive air wooing it to music; to-day it is
wild with melody from every wind OF
the world. SO shall the brave music
of your hopes be renewed.
Have no care of the dead and barren
yesterdays - they were good only TO
carry away all your mistakes. all Your
manned purposes. all your vain brood
ing, all your irresolution, all your cow
ardice. Concentrate on today ana
your soul shall be strong to meet to-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12

tanned soldering iron, dispensing with
the use of the charcoal fire usually
made use of for the purpose Of heat.
ing the iron. This tool is self-heating.
The handle contains a supply of gaso-
line and is fed to the copper point by
means of a pressure generated auto.
matically from the heat. 1t is merely
necessary to give the copper point an
initial heating by means Of an alcohol
lamp. The latter operation requires
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
To Get a Splinter Out of 70 If Hand.

When a splinter has been driven into
the hand it can be extracted by steam.
Fill a wide-mouthed bottle nearly full
of hot water, place the injured part
over the mouth and press it slightly.
The action thus produced will draw the
flesh down, and in minute or two the
steam will extract the splinter. also
the Inflammation. Try it and be con-
vinced.-National Magazine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12

about five or six minutes, and after
that the device is self-acting as long as
the fuel supply holds out. The con-
sumption of the fuel can be accurately
regulated, and thus it is possible to
adjust the heat Of the copper to any
desired point for different kinds Of
work-Philadelphi Record.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
MYSTERY EXPLAINED.

"It's strange that you should
vays to so gaunt," remarked the pear
to the wolf.
well, you see," replied the WelI
yt,s al because o. the part I'm COM
nelled to play in life. You see IN
alwavs obliged to keep from the door
rnti, there's not thing lett IN tne
house to eat."-Philadelphia Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
Fr3p;ets Twice in q Year.

From Germany comes the strenuous
" delightful news that Bavarian frau
has borne no less than six children IN
one year. Triplets born in January,
1904, were joined by another set OF
triplets the following December.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
Sneaker Reeds Wit.

Senator Platt's remark that if he had
his life to live over he should model
his political activities Oh other lines,
recalls the reply of Speaker Reed, who,
when asked by the lady reporter of a
Sunday paper if. having another oppor-
tunity, he would not be better man,
said solemnly and sadly that he did
not think he would.-Harper's Weekly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
Mr.. Shaw's Dress Theories.

Forgotten as statesman, Brougham
Is remembered as an elegant vehicle
Generations hence, when his dramas
and his political theories have passed
into oblivion, Mr.. Shaw may be re:lem.
bered by a shirt-self-adjusting, self
cleansing. a paragon and paradox OF
q rt.-Illustrated London News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12

The giant of the whole spider family
is the hound or "dog" spider of
Madagascar.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12

The earliest known mention of shay,
inc is in the Bible Genesis Xiv. 49,:
And he [Joseph] shaved himself and
came before Pharaoh"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12

morrow. Hope, courage, energy-ant
you.-against whatever odds.
Lift up your heart!-The Papyrus.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12
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Federal Aid an Obligation.

>Svx> HY should the Federal
1pu Z Government aid in i'm
w @ proving the highways of
W the country? The answer
1GE to this question is q lOgi-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-10-12

HE question of Sakhalien
has remained in suspense
for more than fifty years;
in fact, it is a very "old
quarrel Prior to 1856
C,1-b,f;o,, woe co11o5 Kara.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-10
Eddy to Be Tried Tuesday,.

John Eddy, alias John Jackson,
charged with assault with intent to
kill and also with disturbing the
peace. was arraigned in Justice
Cheeks court this morning and his
trial was set for Tuesday morning at
g o'clock. Eddy is the negro who. was
shot in the head by Officers Parnell
and Mari several days ago. and who
was expected to die for several days.
He has fully recovered from the eff
fects of his wound. and has employed
Z lawyer to defend him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-10
COOPER CATCHES TWO FINES

Jim Cooper. the negro who hit Al
bert Patterson. cOlored, on the head
with billiard cue Saturday night
at Brockway's and raised a welt as
big as a hen egg on tCp of the latter's S
head, was arraigned in police court
this morning to tell why he did it.
He said Albert was coming toward
him with a knife, but after listening
to the testimony in the case the judge
fined him $40 for doing it. Albert
had to face charge of disturbing
the peace and got $40